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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	2002-2005	175-248 individuals	B1i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2002-2005	191-690 individuals	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	2002-2005	24-198 individuals	B2, C6
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	2002-2005	951-4,139 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2002-2005	7,500-9,004 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	2002-2005	13-82 individuals	B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	2002-2006	3,176-5,979 individuals	B3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	winter	2002-2006	4-184 individuals	C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	2002-2006	12-29 individuals	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter	2002-2005	9,050-14,280 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	2002-2005	1,148-1,674 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2002-2005	1,655-2,243 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2000	30 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2002-2005	42,208-51,459 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
-	Rosslare Point	Wildfowl Sanctuary	-
1981	Wexford Wildfowl Reserve	Nature Reserve	1
1983	The Raven	Nature Reserve	8
1984	Wexford Wildfowl Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2
1986	Raven, The	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	8
1988	The Raven SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19
1995	Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23
1998	Slaney River Valley SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	27
1999	Raven Point Nature Reserve SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations	35
Forest	Mixed woodland	10
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.