Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | passage | 2001-2006 | 672 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 2001-2006 | 1,464 individuals | A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter | 2001-2006 | 5,217 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina | VU | winter | 2001-2006 | 9,621 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | winter | 2001-2006 | 3,920 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C3 |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter | 2001-2006 | 5,427 individuals | C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2000 | 93 breeding pairs | C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2001-2006 | 26,587 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2001-2006 | 60,382 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
IBA conservation status - summary | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
2007 | high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (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 |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Energy production and mining | mining and quarrying | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - small dams | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Natural system modifications | other ecosystem modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Pollution | agricultural & forestry effluents - nutrient loads | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Condition of the site (state), by species | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Cygnus cygnus | Whooper Swan | 1070 | 1464 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Cygnus columbianus | Tundra Swan | 225 | 7 | individuals | 4 | very unfavourable |
Bucephala clangula | Common Goldeneye | 11500 | 5217 | individuals | 46 | unfavourable |
Aythya ferina | Common Pochard | 28900 | 9621 | individuals | 34 | very unfavourable |
Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | 21800 | 9847 | individuals | 46 | unfavourable |
Aythya marila | Greater Scaup | 3300 | 3920 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Pluvialis apricaria | Eurasian Golden Plover | 5550 | 5427 | individuals | 98 | favourable |
Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | 115 | 93 | breeding pairs | 81 | near favourable |
Species group - waterbirds | A4iii | 100903 | 60382 | individuals | 60 | unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at the site (response) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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TOOME | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Shane's Castle | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 143 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Rea`S Wood And Farr`S Bay | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 42 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
PORTMORE LOUGH | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 287 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Portmore Lough | Nature Reserve | 326 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
PEATLANDS PARK | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 208 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Peatlands Park | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 208 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
LOUGH NEAGH- OXFORD ISLAND NNR | National Nature Reserve | 67 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Lough Neagh and Lough Beg | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 40,857 | protected area contained by site | 41,188 |
Lough Neagh & Lough Beg | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 50,166 | is identical to site | 50,166 |
LOUGH NEAGH | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 39,532 | protected area contained by site | 39,777 |
Lough Gullion | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 126 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
LOUGH BEG | National Nature Reserve | 148 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
LOUGH BEG | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 1,054 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
CULNAFAY | Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) | 8 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lough Neagh and Lough Beg. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2531 on 30/05/2023.