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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
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	resident	1990	29 breeding pairs	B2

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.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Barnell Reservoir (Patrick)	Bird Sanctuary under the Wild Birds Protection Act 1932	<1
2006	Glen Rushen	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	<1
2006	Eary Vane	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	<1
2008	Greeba Mountain and Central Hills	Area of Special Scientific Interest under Wildlife Act 1990	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isle of Man Hills (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isle-of-man-hills-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.