Blackpark and Gutcher, Yell (United Kingdom)

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Blackpark and Gutcher, Yell

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') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	breeding	1994	6 breeding pairs	C7
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding	1992	23 breeding pairs	C7
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	breeding	2002	16 breeding pairs	C7

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	unfavourable	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	27	16	breeding pairs	60	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Not assessed	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Black Park	RSPB Reserve	19
1981	Yell	Nature Reserve	18
1988	North Sandwick	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blackpark and Gutcher, Yell (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blackpark-and-gutcher-yell-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.