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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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	2001	408 breeding pairs	B3
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	2001	3,061 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2001-2002	24,911 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	2001-2002	17,278 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

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

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Razorbill Alca torda	2,896	3,061	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - seabirds	23,818	24,911	breeding pairs	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	28,145	17,278	breeding pairs	62	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Longhaven Cliffs (SWT)	Reserve	100
1971	Collieston to Whinnyfold Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	50
1972	Bullers of Buchan Coast	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	53
1981	Longhaven Cliffs	Nature Reserve	7
2000	Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2001	Buchan Ness To Collieston	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2011	Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	67

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		93
Grassland		5
Shrubland	Heathland	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buchan-ness-to-collieston-coast-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.