Site description The site is bounded by the Rivers Duich and Laggan and two roads, and comprises a relatively undisturbed expanse of patterned mire with scattered peaty pools and lochs. These include deep watershed pools, a feature normally associated with more northerly blanket mires. In some areas the vegetation is modified by the trampling and nutrient input of gulls. The IBA is important as a roost especially in winter, and as a night feeding area for Anser albifrons flavirostris. Branta leucopsis are from the Greenland breeding population.
Populations of IBA trigger species
Protected areas
| Protected area |
Designation |
Area (ha) |
Relationship with IBA |
Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|
| Eilean na Muice Duibhe |
Birds Directive |
576 |
is identical to site |
573 |
|
| Eilean na Muice Duibhe |
Habitats Directive |
568 |
is identical to site |
568 |
|
| Eilean Na Muice Duibhe (duich Moss) |
National Nature Reserve |
360 |
protected area contained by site |
360 |
|
| Eilean Na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), Islay |
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) |
576 |
is identical to site |
573 |
|
| Islay: Eilean Na Muice Duibh (Duich Moss) |
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) |
574 |
is identical to site |
573 |
|
Habitats
| IUCN habitat |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
| Shrubland |
Heathland |
- |
| Grassland |
Humid grasslands |
- |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater |
- |
Land use
| Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
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BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eilean na Muice Duibh, Islay. Downloaded from
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