Moray_and_Nairn_Coast

Moray and Nairn Coast

Moray and Nairn Coast

Protected wetland area in western Scotland

The Moray and Nairn Coast is a protected wetland site on the southern shore of the Moray Firth, in the west of Scotland. A total of 2,412 hectares comprises two areas: intertidal flats, saltmarsh and sand dunes at Findhorn Bay and Culbin Bar, and alluvial deposits and woodland of the lower River Spey and Spey Bay. It has been protected as a Ramsar Site since 1997.[1]

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The area supports a large number of over-wintering waders and waterbirds, including internationally important populations of greylag geese and long-tailed ducks.[2] Other important birdlife includes ospreys, bar-tailed godwits, pink-footed geese and common redshanks.[3]

As well as the Moray and Nairn Coast being recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,[1] it has also been designated a Special Area of Conservation.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Moray and Nairn Coast". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    "UK Moray and Nairn Coast 13048 RIS 2006" (PDF). Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Moray and Nairn Coast". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 June 2019.


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