Notice of Review 11-00044 Dingwall Highland

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References Mitchell, C., Fox, A. D., Boyd, H., Sigfusson, A. & Boertmann. 1999. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus: Iceland/Greenland. In Goose populations of the Western Palaearctic: a review of status and distribution (eds. J. Madsen, G. Cracknell & A. D. Fox), pp 68-81, Wetlands International Publication 48. Wetlands International, Wageningen, the Netherlands, and National Environmental Research Institute, Ronde, Denmark. Wernham, C. V., Toms, M. P., Marchant, J. H., Clark, J. A., Siriwardena, G. M. & Baillie, S. R. (eds). 2002. The Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser, London.
APPENDIX 1 The Cromarty Firth Special Protection Area (SPA) Classification Date: 22/03/1999 SPA EU code: UK 9001623 Area: 3766.24ha Component SSSIs: Lower River Conon SSSI, Cromarty Firth SSSI, Rosemarkie to Shandwick SSSI Cromarty Firth is located in north-eastern Scotland is one of the major firths on the east shore of the Moray Firth. It contains a range of high-quality coastal habitats including extensive intertidal mud-flats and shingle bordered locally by areas of saltmarsh, as well as reedbeds around Dingwall. The rich invertebrate fauna of the intertidal flats, with beds of eelgrass Zostera spp., glasswort Salicornia spp., and Enteromorpha algae, all provide important food sources for large numbers of wintering and migrating waterbirds (swans, geese, ducks and waders). With adjacent estuarine areas elsewhere in the Moray Firth, it is the most northerly major wintering area for wildfowl and waders in Europe. The Firth is also of importance as a feeding area for locally breeding Osprey Pandion haliaetus as well as for breeding terns. Cromarty Firth SPA forms an integral ecological component of Moray Basin Firths and Bays. Qualifying species: This site qualifies under Article 4.1 of the Directive (79/409/EEC) by supporting populations of European importance of the following species listed on Annex 1 of the Directive: During the breeding season: Common Tern Sterna hirundo, 294 pairs representing at least 2.4% of the breeding population in Great Britain (5 year mean, 1989-1993). Osprey Pandion Haliaetus, 1 pair representing at least 1.0% of the breeding population in Great Britain (early 1990s). Over winter: Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica, 1,420 individuals representing at least 2.7% of the wintering population in Great Britain (winter peak mean). Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus, 55 individuals representing at least 1.0% of the wintering population in Great Britain (5 year peak mean 1991/2-1995/6). This site also qualifies under Article 4.2 of the Directive (79/409/EEC) by supporting populations of European importance of the following migratory species:
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