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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	1999-2001	3,297 individuals	B3
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1995	12 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	breeding	2002-2004	31 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Razorbill Alca torda	2,209	3,297	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	30	31	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ramsey Island	RSPB Reserve	23
1937	Treginnis Peninsula	Nature Reserve	3
1937	St Elvis	Nature Reserve	2
1937	Solva	Nature Reserve	1
1939	St David's Head	Nature Reserve	16
1940	Llanunwas	Nature Reserve	1
1940	Morfa and Nine Wells	Nature Reserve	<1
1940	Caerbwdy and Carn Nwchwm	Nature Reserve	<1
1941	Pointz Castle to Pen-y-Cwm	Nature Reserve	2
1952	Pembrokeshire Coast	National Park	100
1954	St. David's Peninsula Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	57
1954	Ramsey/Ynys Ddewi	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	23
1954	Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	17
1974	Pen Beri and Treleidir	Nature Reserve	1
1974	Llanferran	Nature Reserve	<1
1974	St. David's Peninsula	Heritage Coast	59
1976	Stackpole	Nature Reserve	1
1977	Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	3
1991	Tresiessyllt	Nature Reserve	1
1992	Ramsey Island	Nature Reserve	20
1995	St David`S / Ty Ddewi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	79
1996	Ramsay Island	National Nature Reserve	20
1996	Ramsey Island	National Nature Reserve	23
1997	Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18
2003	Ramsey and St David`s Peninsula Coast	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	70
2005	Pembrokeshire Marine / Sir Benfro Forol	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	20
2017	West Wales Marine / Gorllewin Cymru Forol	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	minor (<10)
Grassland		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pembrokeshire Cliffs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pembrokeshire-cliffs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.