Loch Tarff and nearby lochs (United Kingdom)

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Loch Tarff and nearby lochs

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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1996	5 breeding pairs	C6

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	low	low
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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	5	0	breeding pairs	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Glendoe Lochans	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	57
1996	Knockie Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	31
1999	Loch Knockie and nearby Lochs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	88

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
forestry	40
water management	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Tarff and nearby lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-tarff-and-nearby-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.