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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
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	LC	breeding	2000-2002	4,634 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	2002	1 breeding pairs	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2000	650 breeding pairs	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2006	975 breeding pairs	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	310	975	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium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
2001	Copeland Islands	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	95
2001	OUTER ARDS	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	48
2004	COPELAND ISLANDS	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	88
2017	North Channel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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