Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 16,496 hectares (164.96 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2015 | not assessed | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
The site covers the Humber estuary, and coastline to the north and south of the Humber mouth. It includes an elongated shingle-spit capped by sand-dunes (Spurn Point), extensive intertidal habitats (especially mudflats), saline lagoons and reedbeds (Phragmites). The IBA is important for breeding raptors and waders, and wintering/passage wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humber Estuary (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humber-estuary-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.