Loch Spynie (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Loch Spynie

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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1989-1994	5,650 individuals	A4ii, B1i, C3

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	very unfavourable	medium	medium
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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	5,650	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1965	Loch Spynie	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1992	Loch Spynie	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2000	Loch Spynie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Spynie (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-spynie-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.