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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1993–1994)	2,141 birds	B1i, C2, C3

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Rhunahaorine Point	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	25
1989	Tangy Loch	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	7
1997	Kintyre Goose Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Shrubland	-	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kintyre Goose Roosts (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kintyre-goose-roosts-iba-united-kingdom on 26/12/2024.