Inchmickery
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Condition (NatureScot)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), breeding | Favourable | — | 2019-01-30 |
| F2 | Herring gull (Larus argentatus), breeding | Favourable | — | 2019-01-30 |
| F3 | Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus), breeding | Favourable | — | 2019-01-30 |
| F4 | Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), breeding | Favourable | — | 2019-01-30 |
Birds & fish recorded
Birds
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| common tern | Breeding |
| fulmar | Breeding |
| roseate tern | Breeding |
Description
INCHMICKERY Inchmickery Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is a small collection of islands lying roughly in the middle of the Firth of Forth, approximately 4km north-west of Granton Harbour, Edinburgh. The site comprises the small island of Inchmickery and the Cow and Calves, a small group of rocks a short distance north of the island which remain partly dry at high tide. The island holds large numbers of herring and lesser black backed gulls which are part of the internationally important populations spread throughout the various islands of the Forth. Smaller numbers of shag and fulmar also nest on the island and are also part of internationally important populations. The island was originally notified for holding the largest concentration of breeding terns in the Lothian area. The colony included common terns Sterna hirundo, Sandwich terns Thalasseus sandvicensis and roseate terns Sterna dougallii. The last terns nested on the island in 1998.
Species mentioned
Show the 5 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shag | Gulosus aristotelis | VU (Breeding) | bird-frigate | fregatidae |
| fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | CR (Breeding) | bird-fulmar | procellariidae |
| roseate tern | Sterna dougallii | CR (Breeding) | bird-tern | laridae |
| common tern | Sterna hirundo | VU (Breeding) | bird-tern | laridae |
| sandwich tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC (Breeding) | bird-tern | laridae |