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Site description (baseline)
A small island and surrounding sea, situated 500 m off the County Clare coast, and about 7 km south-west of Kilkee.

Key biodiversity
Branta leucopsis winter here in notable numbers˜probably the same flock as use Mutton Island on the Mid Clare coast (site 065). Breeding seabirds include Phalacrocorax carbo (60 birds, 1995) and Larus marinus.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Illaunonearaun. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/668 on 31/05/2023.