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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
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1985-1986	66 breeding pairs	B3

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe 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	Unknown	Not assessed	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1970	Dundreich Plateau	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	3
1971	Moorfoot Hills	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	89
2001	Moorfoot Hills	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		40
Shrubland	Heathland	40
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
tourism/recreation	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moorfoot Hills (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moorfoot-hills-iba-united-kingdom on 22/11/2024.