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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	1994	51 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	2001-2005	5 breeding pairs	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
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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
Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable

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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist	National Scenic Area	202,123	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mointeach Scadabhaigh	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,318	protected area contained by site	3,320
Mointeach Scadabhaigh	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,183	is identical to site	4,121
Mointeach Scadabhaigh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	4,154	protected area overlaps with site	4,121
Loch nam Madadh	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	0	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Loch nam Madadh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	301	protected area overlaps with site	0
Loch Nam Madadh	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,321	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mointeach Scadabhaigh. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2520 on 04/06/2023.