Jura, Scarba and the Gravellachs (United Kingdom)

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Jura, Scarba and the Gravellachs

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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2003	9 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Garvellachs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1
1971	Doire Dhonn	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1974	West Coast of Jura	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	5
1974	Kinuachdrach	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1980	Jura	National Scenic Area	51
1980	Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs	National Scenic Area	6
1992	Beinn Shiantaidh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
2010	Jura; Scarba and the Garvellachs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland, Scrub	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs, Water fringe vegetation	major (>10)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jura, Scarba and the Gravellachs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jura-scarba-and-the-gravellachs-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.