Broadhaven, Blacksod and Tullaghan Bays and parts of the Mullet peninsula (Ireland)

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Broadhaven, Blacksod and Tullaghan Bays and parts of the Mullet peninsula

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2002-2006	60-219 individuals	B3
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2002-2006	277-432 individuals	B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter	2002-2006	823-1,233 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	winter	2002-2006	56-135 individuals	B1i, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Blacksod Bay/Broad Haven SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	38
1996	Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3
1996	Glenamoy Bog Complex SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1996	Termoncarragh Lake and Annagh Machair SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
1997	Erris Head SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1999	Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	57
2001	Broadhaven Bay SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
2005	Tullaghan Bay & Bog NHA	Natural Heritage Area	7
2009	Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	57
2011	Mullet Peninsula SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands, Machair	30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 23/11/2024.