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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	2001	4,892 individuals	B3
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding	2001	47,737 individuals	B1ii, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1998-2001	39,694 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1998-2001	20,625 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged Kittiwake	31700	18657	breeding pairs	59	unfavourable
Alca torda	Razorbill	4806	4892	individuals	100	favourable
Uria aalge	Common Murre	44626	47737	individuals	100	favourable
Species group - seabirds	A4iii	38404	39694	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Species group - waterbirds	A4iii	36052	20625	breeding pairs	58	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Troup; Pennan and Lion's Heads	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,365	protected area contains site	171
Troup, Pennan and Lion`s Heads	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Troup Head	Nature Reserve	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
Troup Head	RSPB Reserve	30	protected area contained by site	30
Gamrie and Pennan Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	315	protected area overlaps with site	171

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Shingle or stony beaches	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Troup, Pennan and Lion Heads. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/05/2022.