North Inverness Lochs (United Kingdom)

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North Inverness Lochs

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1995	9 breeding pairs	C6

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Balnagrantach	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	80
1996	Dubh Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	13
2000	North Inverness Lochs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Inverness Lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-inverness-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.