Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A linear coastal site encompassing two south-westerly peninsulas in County Cork as well as Cape Clear and Sherkin Islands. Information on land-use and threats is incomplete.
This is an important site for breeding
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
For the survival of
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax at this site, it is vital that low-intensity farming on the cliff-tops is maintained. The site overlaps with a proposed candidate Special Area for Conservation (Barleycove to Ballyrisode Point; area not known).
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sheeps Head and Mizen Head peninsulas (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sheeps-head-and-mizen-head-peninsulas-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.
