Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4iii, B2, C4 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,694 hectares (26.94 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | good | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
This large intertidal area, at the eastern end of the Menai Straits, contains a range of habitats including exposed and sheltered sands and mudflats diversified by freshwater streams. The IBA is important for wintering and passage wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Traeth Lafan, Conwy Bay (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/traeth-lafan-conwy-bay-iba-united-kingdom on 27/12/2024.