Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | winter | 2000-2005 | 18,480 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 2000 | 58 breeding pairs | C6 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 2006 | 22 breeding pairs | C6 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 2000 | 524 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 2006 | 814 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2007 | medium | very unfavourable | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Anser brachyrhynchus | Pink-footed Goose | 17900 | 18480 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Sternula albifrons | Little Tern | 58 | 22 | breeding pairs | 38 | very unfavourable |
Thalasseus sandvicensis | Sandwich Tern | 1120 | 814 | breeding pairs | 73 | near favourable |
Species group - waterbirds | A4iii | 26709 | 18480 | individuals | 70 | near favourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Ythan Estuary; Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,015 | is identical to site | 1,012 |
Ythan Estuary & Meikle Loch | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 314 | protected area overlaps with site | 314 |
Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 993 | protected area overlaps with site | 976 |
Sands Of Forvie | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 735 | protected area contained by site | 735 |
Meikle Loch and Kippet Hills | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 73 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Meikle Loch | Nature Reserve | 29 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Forvie | National Nature Reserve | 990 | protected area overlaps with site | 973 |
Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 5,401 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 0 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats and sand flats, Salt marshes, Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 09/08/2022.