Data Zone
Country/territory: Ireland
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,085 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | not assessed | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
This large site follows the coastline from Falcarragh to Min an Chladaigh in north County Donegal. It encompasses a large area inland, much of which is small, extensively managed farms, and it excludes the estuary at Ballyness Bay.
Key biodiversity
This site is an important breeding area for Crex crex and is the closest mainland site to Inishbofin (site 013) and, further out to sea, Tory Island (site 012), two islands which together held 20% of the national population of this species in 1996.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Falcarragh to Min an Chladaigh. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.
