AI010
West End Pond


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC passage 2007 max 5 individuals B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus LC passage 2007 max 14 individuals B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica LC resident 2013 present A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis LC resident 2013 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 near favourable high negligible
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Shrubland moderate (70-90%) good (> 90%) near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Geological events likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) very rapid to severe deterioration high
Climate change and severe weather likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) very rapid to severe deterioration high
Residential and commercial development happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Transportation and service corridors happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Biological resource use happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Natural system modifications 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 Very little or no conservation action taking place negligible

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West End Pond (Anguilla (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-end-pond-iba-anguilla-(to-uk) on 23/11/2024.