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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter (2001–2006)	6,187 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

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 key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	6,187 / 13,700 (individuals)	46	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A manage­ment plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1955	Cameron Reservoir	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	93

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cameron Reservoir (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cameron-reservoir-iba-united-kingdom on 25/01/2025.