Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: C7 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 148 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
This site includes both the nutrient-enriched Loch of Isbister and basin mire separated from the loch by low ridges of glacial till. Open water transitional plant communities and bog habitats support a very rich assemblage of wetland plants. A reedbed (Phragmites) is also present. The IBA is important for both breeding and wintering wildfowl.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Loch of Isbister. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/10/2020.
