BirdLife Data Zone

UK108

Ben Alder

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus	LC	breeding	1993	11 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2007	not assessed	high	low
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ben Alder and Aonach Beag	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	6,653	protected area contains site	2,847
Ben Alder And Aonach Beag	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,653	protected area contains site	2,847
Ben Alder	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,878	is identical to site	2,847

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ben Alder. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ben-alder-iba-united-kingdom on 01/12/2023.