Fala Flow (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Fala Flow

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	1991-1996	9,400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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	low
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
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

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	Unknown	Not assessed	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1952	Fala Flow	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1990	Fala Flow	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2000	Fala Flow	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	60
Grassland		20
Shrubland	Heathland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	98
tourism/recreation	80
water management	2

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fala Flow (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fala-flow-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.