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close| Location | United Kingdom, Scotland |
| Central coordinates | 6o 50.28' West 56o 31.72' North |
| IBA criteria | B2, B3, C6 |
| Area | 1,927 ha |
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| Year of IBA assessment | 2007 |
Site description The island of Tiree lies in the Inner Hebrides of western Scotland, 17 km west of Mull in Argyll and Bute. Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast) consists of several areas of wetland, including habitats such as machair, heath and freshwater lochs, and extensive sections of the coastline, taking in the islet of Soa. The wetland areas support roost sites of significant numbers of wintering Greenland Branta leucopsis, Greenland Anser albifrons flavirostris, as well as breeding terns, waders and waterbirds.
Populations of IBA trigger species
| Species | Season | Period | Population estimate | Quality of estimate | IBA Criteria | IUCN Category |
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| Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | winter | 1999-2000 | 142 individuals | good | B3 | Least Concern |
| European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis | breeding | 1999-2002 | 414 breeding pairs | good | B3 | Least Concern |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | breeding | 2000 | 449 breeding pairs | good | C6 | Least Concern |
| Little Tern Sterna albifrons | breeding | 1999-2000 | 53 breeding pairs | good | B2, C6 | Least Concern |
Protected areas
| Protected area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) | |
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| Ceann A' Mhara to Loch A' Phuill | Site of Special Scientific Interest | 628 | protected area overlaps with site | 167 |
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| Loch a'Phuill | Habitats Directive | 151 | protected area overlaps with site | 111 |
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| Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh | Birds Directive | 1,939 | is identical to site | 1,927 |
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| Sleibhtean Agus Cladach Thiriodh | Site of Special Scientific Interest | 1,771 | protected area contained by site | 1,771 |
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| Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast) | Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) | 1,939 | is identical to site | 1,927 |
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| The Reef, Tiree | RSPB Reserve | 418 | protected area overlaps with site | 316 | |
| Tiree Machair | Habitats Directive | 785 | protected area overlaps with site | 348 |
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Recommended citation BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sleibhtean Agus Chladach Thiriodh. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013
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