Westwater Reservoir (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Westwater Reservoir

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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	2005	64,100 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005	64,100 individuals	A4iii, C4

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	low	medium
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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	38,900	64,100	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	39,275	64,100	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	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
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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1972	Westwater Reservoir	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1994	Westwater	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1995	Westwater	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	80

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Westwater Reservoir (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/westwater-reservoir-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.