Data Zone
Country/territory: Ireland
IBA criteria met: B1ii, B3, C3 (2009)
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Area: 190 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
High, rocky quartzite cliffs on a well-defined peninsula to the north of Dunfanaghy, on the County Donegal coast.
Key biodiversity
This site contains an internationally important colony of breeding seabirds. Other species breeding in numbers of national importance include Fulmarus glacialis (1,000 pairs), Rissa tridactyla (4,500 pairs), Uria aalge (5,000 birds) and Cepphus grylle (25 birds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Horn Head cliffs (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/horn-head-cliffs-iba-ireland on 23/11/2024.