Rannoch Lochs (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

UK333

Rannoch 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
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1986-1998	7 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	low	medium
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
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1956	Rannoch Moor	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	68
1958	Rannoch Moor	National Nature Reserve	8
1976	Rannoch Moor	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
1980	Ben Nevis and Glen Coe	National Scenic Area	72
1996	Rannoch Moor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	68
2000	Rannoch Lochs	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	30
2002	Rannoch Lochs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2002	River Tay	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	64

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rannoch Lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rannoch-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.