Eoligarry, Barra (2632)
United Kingdom, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Eoligarry, Barra
Central coordinates: Latitude: 57.0443, Longitude: -7.4330
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 102
Area of KBA (km2): 1.43757
Protected area coverage (%): 98.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site comprises the machair-covered isthmus of Eoligarry and low-lying islands. Intertidal cockleshell banks are abundant. Branta leucopsis are from the Greenland breeding population.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: First identified in 1989 as West Sound of Barra; highly reduced boundary to SPA in 2007, and renamed. 2000 area, 1310ha. SPA boundary used from JNCC; digitised at 1:10,000 scale.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 50 | |
| Shrubland | 2 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 33 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 5 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy production & mining | Renewable energy | Only in the future |