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Site description (2000 baseline)
Eirk bog is situated in the Owenreagh valley, 1 km north of Moll's Gap and 3 km south-west of Killarney National Park (site 079) in County Kerry. It is a classical example of an intermediate bog, between blanket and raised bog.

Key biodiversity
Eirk bog provides wintering habitat for a small flock of Anser albifrons flavirostris, which is now the only regular flock of this species in the south-west of the country, and that is the basis for the designation of the site as a Special Protection Area.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eirk bog (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eirk-bog-iba-ireland on 25/12/2024.