SPA description
(information as published 2001)
Bridgend Flats, Islay
Bridgend Flats are located on the Hebridean island of Islay on
the west coast of Scotland. The site lies in a sheltered location
at the head of Loch Indaal and comprises natural saltmarsh and
intertidal sand and mud-flats. The flats are used as a roosting
site for overwintering geese that feed during the day outside the
SPA on surrounding areas of farmland as well as in other wetland
habitats.
Qualifying species
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Accounts section
This site qualifies under Article 4.1 of the
Directive (79/409/EEC) by supporting populations of European
importance of the following species listed on Annex I of the
Directive:
Over winter;
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, 6,700 individuals
representing at least 24.8% of the wintering population in Great
Britain
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