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St Abbs Head to Fast Castle


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4iii, B1ii, B3, C3, C4 (2007)
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Area: 249 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 near favourable low low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Exposed cliffs and cliff-ledges, which extend for over 10 km along the Berwickshire coast. The site holds breeding seabirds and waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: St Abbs Head to Fast Castle (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/st-abbs-head-to-fast-castle-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.