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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
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1991-1995	9 breeding pairs	C6

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium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
-	Ben More Coigach	Reserve	13
1961	Inverpolly	National Nature Reserve	41
1971	Inverpolly	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	61
1975	Cam Loch	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	15
1980	Assynt - Coigach	National Scenic Area	78
1996	Loch Urigill	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	16
1998	Ben Mor Coigach	Nature Reserve	11
1999	Loch Awe and Loch Ailsh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	7
2000	Inverpolly; Loch Urigill and nearby Lochs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2000	Inverpolly	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	61
2001	River Oykel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inverpolly, Loch Urigill and nearby lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inverpolly-loch-urigill-and-nearby-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.