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Site description (2000 baseline)
A medium-sized, rocky, marine island with an automated lighthouse, located 2 km off the west coast of County Donegal, and 9 km south-west of Glencolumbkille.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering wildfowl and breeding seabirds. Seabirds breeding in nationally important numbers include Larus argentatus (460-550 pairs, 1987) and Larus marinus (45-60 pairs, 1987).

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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 27/12/2024.