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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2002-2006	130-295 individuals	B1i, B3, C2, C6

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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	shipping lanes	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of the site (state), by species
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	165	189	individuals	100	favourable
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose	48	0	individuals	0	not assessed
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	65	173	individuals	100	not assessed
Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	247	720	individuals	100	not assessed
Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	42	86	individuals	100	not assessed

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
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

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Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Lough Oughter SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,973	protected area overlaps with site	996
Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,756	protected area overlaps with site	1,159
Lough Oughter	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,464	protected area overlaps with site	1,464
Lough Oughter	Wildfowl Sanctuary	0	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lough Oughter. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/629 on 02/06/2023.