IE006
River Foyle: Carrigans and Swilly Burn valleys


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC winter (2002–2003) 835–918 birds B1i, B3, C2, C6
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC winter (2002–2003) 6–442 birds C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 50 Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Shrubland 10 Scrub
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
Wetlands (inland) - Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 70
agriculture 50
not utilised 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Foyle: Carrigans and Swilly Burn valleys (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-foyle:-carrigans-and-swilly-burn-valleys-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.