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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	passage (2001–2006)	2,856 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter (2001–2006)	2,987 individuals	A4i, B1i, 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.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	319 / 3,610 (individuals)	9	very unfavourable
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	2,987 / 250 (individuals)	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Loch of Lintrathen (SWT)	Reserve (-)	100
1972	Loch of Lintrathen	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	100
1974	Loch of Lintrathen	Nature Reserve (IV)	96

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch of Lintrathen (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-of-lintrathen-iba-united-kingdom on 22/01/2025.