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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2001-2006	840 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	745	840	individuals	100	favourable

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
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Upper Lough Erne - Trannish	Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)	36
-	Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle	Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)	24
1987	Crom Estate	Nature Reserve	10
1991	DERNISH ISLAND	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	1
1992	Upper Lough Erne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1992	CORRASLOUGH POINT	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	1
1993	INISHROOSK	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	2
1994	UPPER LOUGH ERNE - CROM	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	25
1994	KILLYMACKAN LOUGH	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	<1
1995	Upper Lough Erne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	90
1995	UPPER LOUGH ERNE - TRANNISH	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	32
1995	UPPER LOUGH ERNE - BELLEISLE	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	20
1995	UPPER LOUGH ERNE - GALLOON	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	10
1996	FINN FLOODS	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	1
1997	Upper Lough Erne	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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