Greer's Island (Massmount), Mulroy Bay (Ireland) IBA | Details

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Greer's Island (Massmount), Mulroy Bay

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (2002–2005)	63–217 pairs	B2, C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2009	Mulroy Bay	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	95
Grassland	5

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	95
not utilised	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Greer's Island (Massmount), Mulroy Bay (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/greers-island-(massmount)-mulroy-bay-iba-ireland on 25/12/2024.