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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
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1995	5 breeding pairs	C6

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Loch Stack and River Laxford	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	33
1980	North-West Sutherland	National Scenic Area	44
2010	Foinaven	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Stack, Loch Nam Brac and nearby lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-stack-loch-nam-brac-and-nearby-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.