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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
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	LC	breeding	2001	120,000 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	2000-2001	125,323 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	63,000	120,000	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	66,223	125,323	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1957	Rum	National Nature Reserve	100
1971	Rum	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1980	The Small Isles	National Scenic Area	100
1995	Rum	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1999	Rum	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2011	Rum	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	3
2014	Small Isles	Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area	2
2014	Small Isles	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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