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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 ('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 (1988)	384 birds	B1i, C2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2003)	32 pairs	A1, B2, C1

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	32 / 40 (pairs)	80	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands; Machair
Marine Intertidal	33
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	5
Shrubland	2	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eoligarry, Barra (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eoligarry-barra-iba-united-kingdom on 26/12/2024.