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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
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	2001-2006	4,038 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	2001-2006	2,323 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	winter	2001-2006	1,727 individuals	B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001-2006	24,011 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	105	46	individuals	44	unfavourable
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	26,000	1,826	individuals	8	very unfavourable
Red Knot Calidris canutus	3,120	4,038	individuals	100	favourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	2,320	2,323	individuals	100	favourable
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	2,450	1,727	individuals	71	near favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	49,354	24,011	individuals	49	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Montrose Basin (SWT)	Reserve	96
1974	Montrose Basin	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	97
1981	Montrose Basin	Local Nature Reserve	94
1985	Dun's Dish	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	3
1995	Montrose Basin	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2003	Montrose Basin	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2011	Montrose Basin	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montrose Basin (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montrose-basin-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.