Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The most northerly of five peninsulas in south-west County Kerry. This linear coastal site stretches from Brandon Point in the north around the coast as far as Annascaul in the south. Information on land-use and threats is incomplete.
This is an important site for breeding
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.
A 2002 survey of breeding
Falco peregrinus reported 3 breeding pairs within the site.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
For the survival of
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax at this site, it is vital that low-intensity farming on the cliff-tops is maintained. The site overlaps with a proposed candidate Special Area for Conservation (Mount Brandon; area not known).
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dingle peninsula (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dingle-peninsula-iba-ireland on 23/11/2024.
