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Little Cumbrae Island


Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): Scotland

IBA Justification: B3, C3 (2007)

Area: 303 hectares (3.03 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 unfavourable low very low


Site description (2007 baseline)
A small island in the Outer Clyde estuary, just south of Great Cumbrae and the town of Millport. The site is important for breeding seabirds and gulls.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Little Cumbrae Island (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/little-cumbrae-island-iba-united-kingdom on 05/01/2025.