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Ramna Stacks and Gruney


IBA Justification

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
Leach's Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous VU breeding (1999) 20 pairs C6

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 good very high medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Hydrobates leucorhous 20 / 22 (pairs) 91 good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>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 Not assessed medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Ramna Stacks and Gruney RSPB Reserve (-) 100
1970 Ramna Stacks & Gruney Nature Reserve (Ia) 42
1984 Ramna Stacks and Gruney Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV) 92
1991 Uyea - North Roe Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (III) 33

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 70


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ramna Stacks and Gruney (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ramna-stacks-and-gruney-iba-united-kingdom on 22/12/2024.