Eilean na Muice Duibh, Islay (United Kingdom) IBA | Details

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Eilean na Muice Duibh, Islay

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (1990)	1,530 birds	B1i, B2, C2
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1996)	1,210 birds	B1i, C2, C3, C6

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Eilean na Muice Duibhe	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	100
1993	Eilean Na Muice Duibhe (duich Moss)	National Nature Reserve (IV)	63

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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 26/12/2024.