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North Ceredigion Coast (Borth - Aberystwyth)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC breeding (2002) 6 pairs B2

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2007 good not assessed very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 6 / 6 (pairs) 100 good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) Unknown Not assessed very low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1954 Craigyfulfran & Clarach Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV) 2
1988 Borth-Clarach Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV) 6
2005 Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau / Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) 41
2017 West Wales Marine / Gorllewin Cymru Forol Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (UA) 41

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Arable land; Forestry plantations; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Other urban and industrial areas; Urban parks and gardens
Grassland major (>10) Dry siliceous grassland
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10) Heathland; Scrub
Forest minor (<10) Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Ceredigion Coast (Borth - Aberystwyth) (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-ceredigion-coast-(borth--aberystwyth)-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.