IE072
Dingle peninsula


Country/territory: Ireland

IBA criteria met: B1iii, B2, C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 3,500 ha

BirdWatch Ireland
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2003 low near favourable low
For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here


Site description (baseline)
The most northerly of five peninsulas in south-west County Kerry. This linear coastal site stretches from Brandon Point in the north around the coast as far as Annascaul in the south. Information on land-use and threats is incomplete.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.

A 2002 survey of breeding Falco peregrinus reported 3 breeding pairs within the site.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dingle peninsula. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/671 on 08/06/2023.