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Loch Shin and nearby lochs


IBA Justification

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

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 not assessed low very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset good

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

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management -


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.