UK169
Laggan Peninsula


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 (2007)
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Area: 1,223 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very unfavourable medium medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA includes the rocky headland of Laggan Point, the broad, sandy sweep of Laggan Bay and adjacent Juncus-rich grassland. The site is important for wintering geese, which come from Eilean na Muice Duibh (UK135) to feed. Anser albifrons are the flavirostris subspecies, and Branta leucopsis are from the Greenland breeding population.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laggan Peninsula (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laggan-peninsula-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.