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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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 (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.