Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: B1i, B2, C2, C3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 573 hectares (5.73 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | not assessed | medium | medium |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The site is bounded by the Rivers Duich and Laggan and two roads, and comprises a relatively undisturbed expanse of patterned mire with scattered peaty pools and lochs. These include deep watershed pools, a feature normally associated with more northerly blanket mires. In some areas the vegetation is modified by the trampling and nutrient input of gulls. The IBA is important as a roost especially in winter, and as a night feeding area for Anser albifrons flavirostris. Branta leucopsis are from the Greenland breeding population.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eilean na Muice Duibh, Islay (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eilean-na-muice-duibh-islay-iba-united-kingdom on 25/12/2024.