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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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding (2006)	279 pairs	B3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	65
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	15

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	65
other	20
tourism/recreation	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Inishmurray (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/inishmurray-iba-ireland on 21/12/2024.