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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2005-2007	12-18 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	Ballyness Bay SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2009	Ballyness Bay	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	5
2011	Falcarragh to Meenlaragh SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Falcarragh to Min an Chladaigh (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/falcarragh-to-min-an-chladaigh-iba-ireland on 22/11/2024.