Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: C7 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 148 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | medium | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch of Isbister. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-of-isbister-iba-united-kingdom on 30/09/2023.
