Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: B1i, B2, C3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 394 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | high | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
A sea lough containing mudflats, mussel-beds and a small area of saltings. The IBA includes the small, vegetated Swan Island, and the man-made `Blue Circle' Island. The mudflats are important for wintering Branta bernicla hrota from the Canadian/Greenland breeding population, while Swan/Blue Circle Islands support an important mixed tern colony.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Larne Lough. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2503 on 29/05/2023.
