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Site description (baseline)
A group of three small islands (Shenicks, St Patricks and Colt) and surrounding sea, situated 1-2 km east of Skerries, in north County Dublin.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for waterfowl and shorebirds. Phalacrocorax carbo breeds in numbers of national importance (350 pairs, 1996).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skerries Islands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/614 on 04/06/2023.