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Site description (2007 baseline):

A sea lough containing mudflats, mussel-beds and a small area of saltings. The IBA includes the small, vegetated Swan Island, and the man-made `Blue Circle' Island. The mudflats are important for wintering Branta bernicla hrota from the Canadian/Greenland breeding population, while Swan/Blue Circle Islands support an important mixed tern colony.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Larne Lough (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/larne-lough-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.