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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2006	89 males	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	82	89	males	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	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
1986	Thorne Crowle and Goole Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	58
1989	Hatfield Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	43
1995	Humberhead Peatlands	National Nature Reserve	41
1995	Thorne and Hatfield Moors	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	73
1995	Thorne Moor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	57
2003	Hatfield Moor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	41

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	60
nature conservation and research	30
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thorne and Hatfield Moors (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thorne-and-hatfield-moors-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.