Loch Spynie (United Kingdom) IBA | Details

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Loch Spynie

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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	winter (1989–1994)	5,650 birds	A4ii, B1i, C3

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 poor	medium	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	0 / 5,650 (birds)	0	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Loch Spynie	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	100

Habitats

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

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 26/12/2024.