Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A group of four precipitous rocky islets (totalling 4 ha and rising to 100 m) and the surrounding sea area, located off the cliff-dominated north coast of County Mayo and 2 km north of Benwee Head.
An important site for breeding seabirds; additional species include
Hydrobates pelagicus (no recent data; <100 pairs, 1966),
Fulmarus glacialis (100 pairs, 1982),
Larus argentatus (c.25 pairs, 1971),
Rissa tridactyla (c.25 pairs, 1969),
Alca torda (9 pairs, 1971) and
Fratercula arctica (no recent data; one of the most densely populated colonies in 1966).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Fishing in surrounding waters may deplete the prey stock of seabirds, with implications for their breeding success.
National None
International High136 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Stags of Broadhaven, 136 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stags of Broadhaven (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stags-of-broadhaven-iba-ireland on 22/11/2024.
