Key Biodiversity Areas

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Mill Dam, Shapinsay (2539)
United Kingdom, Europe

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCygnus cygnusWhooper SwanLC2007link-icon
AvesAnas acutaNorthern PintailLC2007link-icon

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Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Mill Dam, Shapinsay. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Jan 16, 2026.