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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2002-2006	531-1,009 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2002-2006	834-1,982 individuals	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2002-2006	155-1,608 individuals	B1i, C3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Dungarvan Harbour SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,222	protected area contains site	1,300
Dungarvan Harbour	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,041	protected area overlaps with site	1,041

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Coastline	Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dungarvan Harbour. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/09/2020.