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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
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	LC	breeding (2005–2007)	313–375 pairs	B3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2007)	646 pairs	B1i, C3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	breeding (2007)	185 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	North Bull Island	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	24

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	50
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	30
Grassland	20	Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
tourism/recreation	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ireland's Eye (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/irelands-eye-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.