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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
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter (2002–2006)	262–6,000 birds	B2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
tourism/recreation	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nanny estuary and shoreline (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nanny-estuary-and-shoreline-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.