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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (2002–2006)	60–219 birds	B3
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter (2002–2006)	277–432 birds	B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (2002–2006)	823–1,233 birds	B1i, C2, C6
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	winter (2002–2006)	56–135 birds	B1i, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Tullaghan Bay & Bog NHA	Natural Heritage Area (IV)	7
2009	Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	57

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	30	Mesophile grasslands; Machair
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
agriculture	30
fisheries/aquaculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Broadhaven, Blacksod and Tullaghan Bays and parts of the Mullet peninsula (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/broadhaven-blacksod-and-tullaghan-bays-and-parts-of-the-mullet-peninsula-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.