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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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	1996	2,010 individuals	B1i, B2, C2
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1996	2,110 individuals	B1i, C2, C3, C6

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium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
1971	Crossapol and Gunna	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	4
1993	North East Coll Lochs and Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1995	Coll	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	96
1996	Coll Machair	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Coll	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coll (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coll-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.