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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2002-2006	2,424-4,259 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2002-2006	5-370 individuals	B2
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter	2002-2006	5,000-8,600 individuals	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2002-2006	200-802 individuals	B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2002-2006	22,611-29,450 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Tralee Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	26
1989	Tralee Bay	Nature Reserve	23
1989	Derrymore Island	Nature Reserve	3
1999	Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula; West to Cloghane SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58
1999	Akeragh; Banna and Barrow Harbour SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	33
2009	Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West To Cloghane	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	58
2011	Tralee Bay Complex SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	76

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		90
Grassland	Mesophile grasslands	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
fisheries/aquaculture	50
nature conservation and research	20
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tralee Bay and Barrow Harbour (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tralee-bay-and-barrow-harbour-iba-ireland on 23/11/2024.