UK288
Guernsey Shoreline


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, C3 (2007)
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Area: 3,159 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 unfavourable high negligible
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Site description (2007 baseline)
A rocky shoreline indented with many small bays of rocks, sand and shingle, running along the north-west coast and northern part of the east coast of Guernsey. These coastal habitats are used by wintering waders and grebes, as well as breeding terns and gulls.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guernsey Shoreline (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guernsey-shoreline-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.