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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
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage	2001-2006	1,597 individuals	B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2001-2006	1,241 individuals	B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	2001-2006	1,561 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	2001-2006	2,024 individuals	B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2001-2006	24,993 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001-2006	27,266 individuals	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
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	1,220	1,241	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	595	1,597	individuals	100	favourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	2,180	2,024	individuals	93	favourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	1,340	1,561	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium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
-	Inner Clyde	RSPB Reserve	100
1955	Dumbarton Rock	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1981	Inner Clyde	Nature Reserve	18
1988	Inner Clyde Estuary	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1999	Inner Clyde	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
2000	Inner Clyde Estuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2008	The Saltings	Local Nature Reserve	<1
2011	Inner Clyde Estuary	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	86

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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