BirdLife Data Zone

UK184

Loch Ryan

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
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2001-2006	1,035 individuals	B2

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	favourable	medium	low
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Aythya marila	Greater Scaup	780	1035	individuals	100	favourable

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	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low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)
Glen App and Galloway Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	8,949	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

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

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Ryan. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-ryan-iba-united-kingdom on 28/09/2023.