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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	resident (1994)	100 pairs	B1i, C3
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding (1991–1995)	7 pairs	C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	resident (1991–1995)	9 pairs	C6
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica	LC	breeding (2007)	unknown	A1, B2, C1

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
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Water fringe vegetation; Standing freshwater; Blanket bogs
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Forestry plantations

Land use	% of IBA
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Shin and nearby lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-shin-and-nearby-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.