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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
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	1999-2001	6,818 individuals	B1ii, B3, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding	1999-2001	66,453 individuals	B1ii, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1999-2001	49,788 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1999-2001	24,161 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

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
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	61,500	23,740	breeding pairs	39	very unfavourable
Larus argentatus	6,250	417	breeding pairs	7	very unfavourable
Razorbill Alca torda	8,433	6,818	individuals	81	near favourable
Common Murre Uria aalge	66,269	66,453	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - seabirds	52,900	49,788	breeding pairs	95	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	67,892	24,161	breeding pairs	36	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Fowlsheugh	RSPB Reserve	100
1956	Fowlsheugh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	80
1976	Fowlsheugh	Nature Reserve	10
1998	Fowlsheugh	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2011	Fowlsheugh	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	90

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		90
Grassland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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