Loch of Kinnordy (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Loch of Kinnordy

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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	1989-1994	7,050 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

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	very unfavourable	high	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	7,050	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Loch of Kinnordy	RSPB Reserve	100
1961	Loch of Kinnordy	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1976	Loch Of Kinnordy	Nature Reserve	92
1994	Loch of Kinnordy	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2003	Loch of Kinnordy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch of Kinnordy (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-of-kinnordy-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.