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Rathlin O'Birne


IBA Justification

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
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis LC winter (2003–2008) 370–475 birds C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 70
Grassland 20 Mesophile grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 10

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture 70
not utilised 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rathlin O'Birne (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rathlin-obirne-iba-ireland on 06/12/2024.