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• Reference and further resources

Site description
The IBA comprises pasture and arable farmland, and a loch situated about 4 km to the north-east.

First identified in 1989 as Machrihanish and Tangy Loch; Tangy Loch dropped in 1992. Descriptive text and bird data refer to the 2000 Inventory.

Key biodiversity
The site is also nationally important for wintering Mergus serrator (200 birds, 1992, 2%). Anser albifrons are the flavirostris subspecies.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Machrihanish. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.