Inishduff (556)
Ireland, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Inishduff
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.6000, Longitude: -8.5500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 0.46487
Protected area coverage (%): 99.48
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A small, uninhabited, rocky, marine island and surrounding sea, situated 8 km south-west of Killybegs and 2 km off the County Donegal coast. The island is low-lying and flat-topped with short grassland vegetation.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The island is important for breeding seabirds.
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture (80%) | not utilised (20%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 80 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 15 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Fishing in surrounding waters may deplete the prey stock of seabirds, with implications for their breeding success. The site is a proposed (by NPW) Special Protection Area (Inishduff, 47 ha).