The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2002-2006 | 75-1,800 individuals | B1i, C3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2009 | unfavourable | low | low |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
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Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | 179 | 70 | individuals | 40 | unfavourable |
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus | 132 | 0 | individuals | 0 | not assessed |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 59 | 90 | individuals | 100 | not assessed |
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata | 498 | 61 | individuals | 13 | not assessed |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | 7,760 | 3,020 | individuals | 39 | not assessed |
Northern Pintail Anas acuta | 102 | 44 | individuals | 44 | not assessed |
Anas crecca | 3,005 | 358 | individuals | 12 | not assessed |
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | 17,680 | 5,000 | individuals | 29 | not assessed |
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | 3,995 | 2,270 | individuals | 57 | not assessed |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | 1,205 | 150 | individuals | 13 | not assessed |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 170 | 700 | individuals | 100 | favourable |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | 3,569 | 240 | individuals | 7 | not assessed |
Common Redshank Tringa totanus | 155 | 45 | individuals | 30 | not assessed |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Residential and commercial development | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
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1995 | Rahasane Turlough SAC | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 100 |
1996 | Rahasane Turlough SPA | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
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Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands | 75 |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | 20 |
Shrubland | Scrub | 5 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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hunting | 100 |
agriculture | 75 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rahasane turlough (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rahasane-turlough-iba-ireland on 29/11/2024.