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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (2002–2006)	80–185 birds	B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (2002–2006)	1,280–5,200 birds	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Tacumshin Lake	Wildfowl Sanctuary (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	25	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	25
agriculture	15

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