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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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	2001-2006	586 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	2001-2006	774 individuals	B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2001-2006	26,224 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001-2006	27,833 individuals	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
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	550	201	individuals	37	very unfavourable
Gadwall Mareca strepera	1,160	251	individuals	22	very unfavourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	21,919	27,833	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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 comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Rutland Water	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1988	Rutland Water	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1991	Rutland Water	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	88

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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