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Moray and Nairn Coast
LocationGrampian and Highland, Scotland
Nearest cityElgin
Coordinates57°38′54″N 3°43′48″W / 57.648333°N 3.73°W / 57.648333; -3.73
Area24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)[1]
Established2 February 1997
Governing bodyJoint Nature Conservation Committee

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]

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]

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

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