Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,939 hectares (19.39 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | very poor | low | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
The Tamar estuary system is a large marine inlet on the English Channel coast, and includes the estuaries of the Rivers Tamar, Lynher and Tavy, which collectively drain an extensive part of Devon and Cornwall. The site comprises extensive mudflats and areas of saltmarsh, freshwater reedmarsh Phragmites, and fen. The IBA is important for wintering waders and waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tamar Estuaries Complex (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tamar-estuaries-complex-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.