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Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast


Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): Scotland

IBA Justification: C7 (2007)

Area: 154 hectares (1.54 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 not assessed low low


Site description (2007 baseline)
An exposed north-facing rocky and sandy shoreline running west from the town of Fraserburgh. The IBA includes a narrow fringe of sand-dunes and saltmarsh. The IBA is important for wintering waders.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rosehearty-to-fraserburgh-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 04/01/2025.