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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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (1991)	520 pairs	B1i, C3

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	343 / 520 (pairs)	66	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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

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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.