Hampton/Seabrook Estuary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta EN breeding 2007 285 males A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Audubon Society of New Hampshire PCL Private Conservation 2
- Audubon Society of New Hampshire Hampton Falls Saltmarsh Private Conservation 2
- Ol Adam's Camp Land and Forest <1
- Audubon Society of New Hampshire Hampton Saltmarsh Private Conservation <1
- Dove Marsh Local Recreation Area -
1901 Society for the Protection of NH Forests Saltmarsh Forest 1
1933 Hampton Beach State Park 1
2004 Perkins Saltmarsh Private Conservation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hampton/Seabrook Estuary (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hampton-seabrook-estuary-iba-usa on 23/11/2024.