Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach's Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous | VU | breeding | 1999 | 20 breeding pairs | C6 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | favourable | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Hydrobates leucorhous | 22 | 20 | breeding pairs | 91 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
| 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 | Not assessed | medium |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Ramna Stacks and Gruney | RSPB Reserve | 100 |
| 1970 | Ramna Stacks & Gruney | Nature Reserve | 42 |
| 1980 | Shetland | National Scenic Area | 100 |
| 1984 | Ramna Stacks and Gruney | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 92 |
| 1991 | Uyea - North Roe Coast | Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) | 33 |
| 2002 | Ramna Stacks and Gruney | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| 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 22/11/2024.