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Site description (2007 baseline):

A large sea area that separates the islands of Orkney Mainland, Hoy and South Ronaldsay, important for wintering waterbirds. An oil terminal occupies part of the IBA.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Scapa Flow (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/scapa-flow-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.