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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
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1995	12 breeding pairs	C6
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus	LC	resident	2005	97-149 breeding pairs	B2

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
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus	100	97	breeding pairs	97	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1933	St Levan Sites	Nature Reserve	1
1935	St Just Sites	Nature Reserve	5
1946	Zennor Sites	Nature Reserve	9
1959	Cornwall	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	100
1985	Chyenhal Moor	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1986	Penwith	Heritage Coast	100
1986	Porthgwarra To Pordenack Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	4
1986	Treen Cliff	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1
1995	Aire Point To Carrick Du	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	15
1996	Lower Bostraze and Leswidden	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1998	Lower Bostraze And Leswidden	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2010	Lands End And Cape Bank	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2016	Runnel Stone	Marine Conservation Zone	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West Penwith Coast and Moors (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-penwith-coast-and-moors-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.