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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A coastal lagoon, with large sand-dunes and surrounding grassland, south of Dunfanaghy in County Donegal.
This site has been designated as a Special Protection Area on the basis of its migratory birds, especially wintering
Anser albifrons flavirostris (174 birds, 1996) and
Branta leucopsis (232 birds, 1995), which occur here in nationally important numbers.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Part of the site has been damaged by afforestation and there has been some modification of the dunes through agricultural usage. The site lies within a proposed candidate Special Area for Conservation (Horn Head and Ringclevan; area not known).
National None
International High626 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Dunfanaghy New Lake, 626 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dunfanaghy New Lake (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dunfanaghy-new-lake-iba-ireland on 22/11/2024.
