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Site description (2007 baseline):

Two lochs, with associated wetlands and numerous islands, situated about 3 km from the coast of outer Wigtown Bay. These lochs hold the largest inland Phalacrocorax carbo colony in Great Britain. Sixty different bird species breed within the SSSI.

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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.