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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	1999	545 breeding pairs	B3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	breeding	1999	221 breeding pairs	B3
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	breeding	1999	5,538 breeding pairs	B1i
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	1997	64-71 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	440	545	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	210	221	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Larus argentatus	5,800	5,538	breeding pairs	96	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1936	Derbyhaven, Langness and Fort Island and foreshores adjoining	Bird Sanctuary under the Wild Birds Protection Act 1932	10
2000	Langness Derbyhaven and Sandwick	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	10
2006	Dhoon Glen	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	<1
2007	Poyll Vaaish Coast	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	2
2007	Glen Maye	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	<1
2009	Dalby Coast	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	2
2010	Port St Mary Ledges and Kallow Point	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	1
2011	Maughold Cliffs and Brooghs	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	2
2012	Santon Gorge and Port Soldrick	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	1
2018	Langness MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	13
2018	Baie ny Carrickey MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	8
2018	West Coast MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	4
2018	Laxey Bay MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	3
2018	Little Ness MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	2
2018	Douglas Bay MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	1
2018	Port Erin Bay MNR	Marine Nature Reserve	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Grassland		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isle of Man Sea Cliffs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isle-of-man-sea-cliffs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.