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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter (2002)	220–334 birds	B1i, C3
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	winter (2002)	482–850 birds	B1i, C2

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands; Machair
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
not utilised	30
agriculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Trawbreaga Bay (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/trawbreaga-bay-iba-ireland on 28/12/2024.