Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
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 |
poor |
low |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
population |
good |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1962 |
Mochrum Lochs
|
Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV) |
100 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Wetlands (inland) |
100 |
Standing freshwater; Blanket bogs; Water fringe vegetation |
Land use |
% of IBA |
water management |
70 |
agriculture |
30 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mochrum and Castle Lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mochrum-and-castle-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.