Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 199-288 individuals | B1i |
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | winter | 2004-2006 | 1,946-3,177 individuals | A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6 |
Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 222-340 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 1,056-2,743 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 626-1,383 individuals | B1i, C2, C6 |
Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 32-70 individuals | B2 |
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata | LC | winter | 2002-2006 | 7-50 individuals | C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2001 | 89 breeding pairs | C6 |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 2001-2005 | 239 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 2002-2006 | 23,960-31,867 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Lough Swilly SPA | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 8,560 | protected area overlaps with site | 3,734 |
Lough Swilly SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9,258 | protected area overlaps with site | 7,009 |
Lough Swilly | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Leannan River SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,726 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Blanket Nook | Wildfowl Sanctuary | 48 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
Coastline | Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats & sand flats | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lough Swilly including Blanket Nook and Inch Lake. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.