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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2001-2006	86 individuals	C6
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	2001-2006	3,025 individuals	B1i, C3
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2001-2006	3,117 individuals	B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	2001-2006	340 individuals	B1i, C2
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	2001-2006	4,762 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2001-2006	14,812 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter	2001-2006	3,850 individuals	C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage	2001-2006	1,279 individuals	B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2001-2006	1,563 individuals	B2
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	2001-2006	3,067 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2001-2006	3,356 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2001-2006	4,498 individuals	B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	2001-2006	9,586 individuals	B2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	2001-2006	8,616 individuals	B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	2001-2006	2,095 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2006	55 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2001-2006	43,466 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001-2006	48,189 individuals	A4iii, C4

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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	67	86	individuals	100	favourable
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	2,080	3,117	individuals	100	favourable
Greylag Goose Anser anser	1,700	694	individuals	41	not assessed
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	52	4,762	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	3,180	3,850	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	580	1,279	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	865	1,568	individuals	100	favourable
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	2,900	3,067	individuals	100	favourable
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	3,710	3,356	individuals	91	favourable
Red Knot Calidris canutus	2,710	4,498	individuals	100	favourable
Dunlin Calidris alpina	3,090	9,586	individuals	100	favourable
Dunlin Calidris alpina	6,950	8,616	individuals	100	favourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	1,320	2,095	individuals	100	favourable
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	38	55	breeding pairs	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	41,466	48,189	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1944	Lindisfarne Castle	Nature Reserve	<1
1958	Northumberland Coast	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	100
1964	Lindisfarne	National Nature Reserve	92
1976	Lindisfarne	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1985	Lindisfarne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1986	Bamburgh Coast and Hills	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1989	Lindisfarne	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1992	North Northumberland	Heritage Coast	100
1995	North Northumberland Dunes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
1996	Berwickshire And North Northumberland Coast	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
2005	Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	87
2011	Lindisfarne	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	83
2017	Northumberland Marine	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	86

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lindisfarne (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lindisfarne-iba-united-kingdom on 22/11/2024.