The IBA comprises a small estuary with tidal mudflats and shingle banks. The site is important for wintering waterbirds. Wintering Branta bernicla are from the Canadian/Greenland breeding population of the hrota subspecies.
Key biodiversity
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Killough Bay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.