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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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2007–2009)	922–965 pairs	B1i, C3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Skerries Islands NHA	Natural Heritage Area (IV)	100

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

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
not utilised	30
nature conservation and research	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skerries Islands (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skerries-islands-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.