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


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.