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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
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter (2003–2007)	83–166 birds	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter (2002–2006)	1,428–3,337 birds	B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2002–2006)	26,923–31,175 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Douglas Estuary	Wildfowl Sanctuary (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	5	Alluvial and very wet forest
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
tourism/recreation	20
urban/industrial/transport	20
agriculture	20
nature conservation and research	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cork Harbour (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cork-harbour-iba-ireland on 27/12/2024.