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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 (2002–2005)	175–248 birds	B1i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (2002–2005)	191–690 birds	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (2002–2005)	24–198 birds	B2, C6
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter (2002–2005)	951–4,139 birds	B1i, B2, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (2002–2005)	7,500–9,004 birds	B1i, C2, C6
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter (2002–2005)	13–82 birds	B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (2002–2006)	3,176–5,979 birds	B3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter (2002–2006)	4–184 birds	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter (2002–2006)	12–29 birds	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter (2002–2005)	9,050–14,280 birds	B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter (2002–2005)	1,148–1,674 birds	B1i, C2, C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter (2002–2005)	1,655–2,243 birds	B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2000)	30 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2002–2005)	42,208–51,459 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Rosslare Point	Wildfowl Sanctuary (-)	-
1981	Wexford Wildfowl Reserve	Nature Reserve (IV)	1
1983	The Raven	Nature Reserve (IV)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	10	Mixed woodland
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
agriculture	35
nature conservation and research	20
urban/industrial/transport	10
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wexford Harbour and Slobs (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wexford-harbour-and-slobs-iba-ireland on 23/12/2024.