Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Site description This west coast estuary is of outstanding physiographic interest for its sand-dune complex, extensive tract of actively-growing raised mire and diverse flood-plain habitats. The sand-dune system comprises all stages of dune formation and associated flora. The IBA is important for wintering wildfowl. Anser albifrons are the flavirostris subspecies.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Aber Dyfi (Dyfi Estuary)	Birds Directive	2,048	protected area contained by site	2,048
Cors Fochno and Dyfi	Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)	2,492	protected area overlaps with site	1,661
Dyfi	National Nature Reserve	2,263	protected area overlaps with site	1,428
Dyfi	Site of Special Scientific Interest	3,787	protected area contains site	2,059
Dyfi National Nature Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	1,589	protected area overlaps with site	1,589
Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau (Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau)	Habitats Directive	145,490	protected area overlaps with site	1,775
Snowdonia National Park	National Park	0	protected area overlaps with site	542
Ynys Hir	RSPB Reserve	667	protected area overlaps with site	281

Habitats

Land use

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dyfi Estuary/Aber Dyfi. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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