Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): Northern Ireland
IBA Justification: A4i, B1i, C3, C6 (2007)
Area: 1,403 hectares (14.03 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 | medium | low |
Site description (2007 baseline)
This site covers a section of the flat, east-facing shoreline of the Irish Sea, and contains rocky outcrops, a number of islands and long sandy beaches. The site is important for wintering waders and geese, wintering and breeding Phalacrocorax carbo and breeding terns. Most Branta bernicla are from the Canadian/Greenland breeding population of the hrota subspecies.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outer Ards (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outer-ards-iba-united-kingdom on 04/01/2025.