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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter (2002–2006)	425–860 birds	B1i, C3
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1999)	116 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1999)	480 pairs	C6
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding (1999)	235 pairs	C6
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1999)	1,048 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Lady's Island	Refuge for Fauna (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	40
tourism/recreation	30
nature conservation and research	20
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lady's Island Lake (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ladys-island-lake-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.