Sanda Island (2590)
United Kingdom, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Sanda Island
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.2807, Longitude: -5.5813
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 123
Area of KBA (km2): 1.96989
Protected area coverage (%): 48.07
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: A grassy island with cliffs and associated islets, important for breeding seabirds.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: First identified in 1989 as Sanda; no significant boundary changes since then; renamed in 2000. Digitised onto 1:50,000 scale OS maps.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | not utilised
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal50
Grassland50