Mochrum and Castle Lochs (United Kingdom)

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Mochrum and Castle 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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1991	520 breeding pairs	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	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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	520	343	breeding pairs	66	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1962	Mochrum Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1995	Mochrum Lochs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	39

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs, Water fringe vegetation	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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 23/11/2024.