• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	winter	1995-1996	5 individuals	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	winter	1987	9 individuals	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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium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
1968	Stodmarsh	National Nature Reserve	34
1984	Stodmarsh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1988	Stodmarsh	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1993	Stodmarsh	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2001	Stodmarsh	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stodmarsh (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stodmarsh-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.