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Upper Solway Flats and Marshes


Site description (2007 baseline):

Site location and context
One of the largest and most important areas of continuous intertidal habitat in Britain. The system is a dynamic one, with shifting channels undergoing phases of erosion and accretion. The IBA is important for wintering wildfowl and waders.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Solway Flats and Marshes (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-solway-flats-and-marshes-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.