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The site was identified as important in 2011 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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	resident	2007	666-2,272 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	CR	breeding	2007	205 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2, C1, C2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	2006-2009	148-193 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	2008	404 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	resident	2008	min 4 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2008	min 12 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	resident	2010	min 5 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	non-breeding	2010	present	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	2010	present	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2008	11-22 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Calonectris diomedea	6,000	1,000	breeding pairs	17	very unfavourable
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	280	175	breeding pairs	63	unfavourable
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	250	200	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	100	250	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Menorca	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
1995	S Albufera des Grau	Parque Natural	17
2000	D'Addaia a s'Albufera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
2000	S'Albufera des Grau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2000	De s'Albufera a la Mola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2000	La Mola i s'Albufera de Fornells	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2000	Dels Alocs a Fornells	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
2000	La Vall	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2000	Costa Nord de Ciutadella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2000	Àrea marina del Nord de Menorca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	Illa de l'Aire	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	S Albufera des Grau	Reserva Natural	1
2004	Punta Redona - Arenal d'en Castell	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Cala d'Algairens	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Caleta de Binillautí	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Cala en Brut	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	D'Addaia a s'Albufera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	22
2006	S'Albufera des Grau	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	17
2006	De s'Albufera a la Mola	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18
2006	La Mola i s'Albufera de Fornells	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13
2006	Dels Alocs a Fornells	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19
2006	La Vall	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14
2006	Costa Nord de Ciutadella	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7
2006	Illa de l'Aire	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2014	Espacio marino del norte y oeste de Menorca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	50
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
agriculture	50
forestry	50
tourism/recreation	20
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North and east coasts of Minorca and island of Aire (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-and-east-coasts-of-minorca-and-island-of-aire-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.