Stornoway to Back, Lewis (United Kingdom)

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Stornoway to Back, Lewis

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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2003	31 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1

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	favourable	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Corncrake Crex crex	27	31	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	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 planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Tong Saltings	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	17
1974	Gress Saltings	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		80
Shrubland	Heathland	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	3
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
urban/industrial/transport	15
military	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stornoway to Back, Lewis (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stornoway-to-back-lewis-iba-united-kingdom on 22/11/2024.