Slieve Beagh - Mullaghfad - Lisnaskea (United Kingdom)

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Slieve Beagh - Mullaghfad - Lisnaskea

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
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1998	4 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2004	10 breeding pairs	B2, 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 (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	SLIEVE BEAGH	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	21
1995	Slieve Beagh	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21
2000	Slieve Beagh	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	21
2005	LOUGH CORRY	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	<1
2009	Slieve Beagh - Mullaghfad - Lisnaskea	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	98
2012	Carnmore	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Heathland, Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slieve Beagh - Mullaghfad - Lisnaskea (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/slieve-beagh--mullaghfad--lisnaskea-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.