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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
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica	LC	resident	2006	frequent	A1, B2, C1

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
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Craig Leek	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	4
1980	Deeside and Lochnagar	National Scenic Area	97
2003	Cairngorms	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	95
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Deeside Plantations (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-deeside-plantations-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.