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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Situated in County Meath this is a 3 km long and approximately 500 m wide stretch of shoreline, extending between Laytown and Benhead on the east coast. This site includes the muddy estuarine channel of the River Nanny, which opens out into a wide, exposed sand beach. This is an important recreation and amenity area.
Additional species which winter in nationally important numbers include
Melanitta nigra,
Pluvialis apricaria,
Pluvialis squatarola,
Charadrius hiaticula and
Calidris alba.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Beach-users may cause some disturbance to wintering waterfowl.
National None
International None
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 23/11/2024.
