Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): South East
IBA Justification: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
Area: 5,615 hectares (56.15 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 | high | medium |
Site description (2007 baseline)
This site comprises the estuaries, saltmarshes and mudflats around Southampton Water and the western Solent, including habitats on both the mainland and the Isle of Wight. The mudflats support beds of algae and eel-grass Zostera. Shingle and both neutral and calcareous grassland vegetation communities exist within the IBA. It IBA is important for breeding terns, gulls and waterbirds and for wintering wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Solent Marshes and Southampton Water (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/solent-marshes-and-southampton-water-iba-united-kingdom on 17/01/2025.