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Loch of Skene


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, C3 (2007)
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Area: 120 hectares (1.20 km2)

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very poor medium medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Situated about 15 km west of Aberdeen, the Loch of Skene is less than 2 m in depth and is fringed by reedbed and Betula-Salix carr. The site is important for large numbers of wintering wildfowl, and is also nationally important for breeding wildfowl. Anser anser are from the Icelandic breeding population.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch of Skene (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-of-skene-iba-united-kingdom on 25/12/2024.