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Guernsey Shoreline


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres NT winter (1996) 730 birds A4i, B1i, C3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2007 poor high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 324 / 730 (birds) 45 poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) Unknown Unknown very low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Shrubland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -


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 26/12/2024.