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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (2003–2006)	unknown	B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2009	Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay)	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	100

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ardboline Island and Horse Island (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ardboline-island-and-horse-island-iba-ireland on 28/12/2024.