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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
The Kintyre Goose Roosts IBA is located on the Kintyre peninsula in south-west Scotland. The site comprises five hill lochs - Loch Garasdale, Loch an Fhraoich, Loch Lussa, Tangy Loch and Black Loch (north) - together with an area of grassland and heath at Rhunahaorine Point. The site supports an important population of Greenland
Anser albifrons flavirostris. The geese roost on the site at night and fly to feed on nearby agricultural land outside the IBA during the day.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kintyre Goose Roosts (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kintyre-goose-roosts-iba-united-kingdom on 26/12/2024.
