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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Brent Goose Branta bernicla |
LC |
winter (2002–2006) |
1,196–2,673 individuals |
B1i, B2, C3 |
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
winter (2002–2006) |
396–1,158 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
| Red Knot Calidris canutus |
NT |
winter (2002–2006) |
400–1,330 individuals |
B2 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (2002–2006) |
15,908–32,339 individuals |
A4iii, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1981 |
Rogerstown Estuary |
Wildfowl Sanctuary (-) |
100
|
| 1988 |
Rogerstown Estuary
|
Nature Reserve (IV) |
53 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
15 |
Other urban and industrial areas |
| Grassland |
10 |
Humid grasslands |
| Marine Intertidal |
major (>10) |
|
| Marine Neritic |
major (>10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| not utilised |
70 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
15 |
| agriculture |
10 |
| nature conservation and research |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rogerstown estuary (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rogerstown-estuary-iba-ireland on 22/01/2025.
