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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2001-2006	210-383 individuals	B1i, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	210	383	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Murlough	Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)	83
1967	Murlough Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	2
1967	Lecale Coast	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	-
1971	Dundrum Coastal Path	Nature Reserve	1
1986	MOURNE AONB	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NI)	45
1986	Mourne	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	-
1995	MURLOUGH	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	80
1996	Murlough	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	93
2005	Murlough	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	85
2010	STRANGFORD & LECALE	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NI)	48
2010	Fair Head and Murlough Bay	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dundrum Inner Bay (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dundrum-inner-bay-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.