Loch Ruthven (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Loch Ruthven

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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2002-2006	17 breeding pairs	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	favourable	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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	15	17	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid 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
1987	Loch Ruthven	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1987	Loch Ruthven	Nature Reserve	4
1996	Loch Ruthven	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1998	Loch Ruthven	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2000	Loch Ruthven	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs, Water fringe vegetation	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)

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