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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2001-2006	3,298 individuals	B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	2001-2006	1,545 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2000	19 breeding pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2006	25 breeding pairs	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001-2006	26,148 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	765	227	individuals	30	very unfavourable
Red Knot Calidris canutus	3,780	3,298	individuals	88	near favourable
Ruff Calidris pugnax	45	20	individuals	45	unfavourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	1,360	1,545	individuals	100	favourable
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	80	25	breeding pairs	32	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	20,512	26,148	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Seal Sands	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	18
1985	Seaton Dunes and Common	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	19
1988	South Gare & Coatham Sands	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	31
1989	Cowpen Marsh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	10
1992	Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1995	Teesmouth & Cleveland Coast	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Teesmouth	National Nature Reserve	8
1997	Tees and Hartlepool Foreshore and Wetlands	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	20
1998	Seaton Dunes and Common SSSI	Local Nature Reserve	6
1998	Durham Coast	National Nature Reserve	<1
1999	Saltholme	Nature Reserve	18
1999	Durham Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	2
2011	Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	41

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teesmouth-and-cleveland-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.