BirdLife Data Zone

IE014

Falcarragh to Min an Chladaigh

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2005-2007	12-18 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2013	not assessed	high	low
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,014	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Falcarragh to Meenlaragh SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	303	protected area contained by site	0
Ballyness Bay SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,235	protected area overlaps with site	68
Ballyness Bay	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	1,200	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falcarragh to Min an Chladaigh. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falcarragh-to-min-an-chladaigh-iba-ireland on 09/12/2023.