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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding (2003)	11 pairs	B2, C6

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Loch Shiel	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	3
1974	Strontian Mines	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (III)	<1
1981	Strontian River	Site of Special Scientific Interest (IV)	<1
1996	Ardgour Pinewoods	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	2
1998	River Moidart	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Humid grasslands
Shrubland	major (>10)	Heathland; Scrub
Forest	minor (<10)	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Blanket bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moidart and Ardgour (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moidart-and-ardgour-iba-united-kingdom on 28/12/2024.