Classification of Marine Extensions to 31 Existing Seabird Special Protection Areas (SPAs)

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Scottish Natural Heritage are pleased to announce that, following the consultation on seabird extensions to 31 Special Protection Areas (SPAs) which took place from 26 June 2008 - 22 September 2008, these 31 sites have now been classified by Scottish Ministers.

Please refer to the table below for the map and citation for each extended site.

Please note that the boundaries for Handa Special Protection Area and North Caithness Cliffs Special Protection Area have changed slightly as a consequence of comments received during the consultation period. These changes are reflected in the final maps.

The site area figures for Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field SPA, Marwick head SPA, North Colonsay and Western Cliffs SPA and Sumburgh Head SPA and have changed due to errors in area calculation and not due to a change in the boundary. These changes are reflected in the final citation and map for each site.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to request printed copies of any of these documents by email at SPA_CONSULTATION_INFORMATION@snh.gov.uk or contact Fiona Menzies by telephone on (01463) 725019.

Site	Area
Ailsa Craig	Strathclyde and Ayrshire Andrew MacGregor Clydebank 0141 951 0873	Citation Map
Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast	Grampian Mike Smedley Aberdeen 01224 642863	Citation Map
Calf of Eday	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Canna & Sanday	West Highland Christine Welsh Fort William 01397 704716	Citation Map
Cape Wrath	North Highland Sally Ward Golspie 01408 633602	Citation Map
Copinsay	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
East Caithness Cliffs	North Highland Sally Ward Golspie 01408 633602	Citation Map
Fair Isle	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Fetlar	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Flannan Isles	Western Isles Mark MacDonald Stornoway 01851 705258	Citation Map
Forth Islands	Forth and Borders Lachlan Lamont Dalkeith Office 0131 654 2466	Citation Map - overview Map - Fidra, Lamb, Craigleith and Bass Rock Map - Isle of May Map - Long Craig and Inchmickery
Foula	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Fowlsheugh	Grampian Mike Smedley Aberdeen 01224 642863	Citation Map
Handa	North Highland Sally Ward Golspie 01408 633602	Citation Map
Hermaness, Saxa Vord & Valla Field	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Hoy	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Marwick Head	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Mingulay & Berneray	Western Isles Johanne Ferguson Uist 01870 620 238	Citation Map
North Caithness Cliffs	North Highland Sally Ward Golspie 01408 633602	Citation Map - overview Map – Red Point Coast Map – Holborn Head Map – Dunnet Head Map - Stroma Map – Duncansby Head
North Colonsay & Western Cliffs	Argyll and Stirling Rae McKenzie Bowmore 01496 810711	Citation Map
North Rona & Sula Sgeir	Western Isles Mark MacDonald Stornoway 01851 705258	Citation Map - overview Map – North Rona Map – Sula Sgeir
Noss	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Rousay	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Rum	West Highland Martin Faulkner Fort William 01397 704716	Citation Map
Shiant Isles	Western Isles Mark MacDonald Stornoway 01851 705258	Citation Map
St Abbs to Fast Castle	Forth and Borders Andrew Panter Galashiels 01896 756652	Citation Map
St Kilda	Western Isles Johanne Ferguson Uist 01870 620 238	Citation Map
Sule Skerry & Sule Stack	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map - overview Map – Sule Skerry Map – Sule Stack
Sumburgh Head	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map
Troup, Pennan and Lion's Head	Grampian Mike Smedley Aberdeen 01224 642863	Citation Map
West Westray	Northern Isles John Uttley Lerwick 01595 693345	Citation Map

The documentation relating to the Consultation on Proposed Marine Extensions to Existing Special Protection Areas (SPAs) can be found here