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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
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter (2007)	1,357 birds	B2

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	1,357 / 575 (birds)	100	good
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	578 / 655 (birds)	89	moderate
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	211 / 89 (birds)	100	good
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	544 / 405 (birds)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Mainland Coast (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-mainland-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 27/12/2024.