Baldoyle Bay (616)
Ireland, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Baldoyle Bay
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.4000, Longitude: -6.1333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 2.82475
Protected area coverage (%): 98.47
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
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: This site also regularly supports nationally important numbers (all-Ireland) of Shelduck, Pintail, Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit and Bar-tailed Godwit.
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture (20%) | not utilised (60%) | tourism/recreation (20%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 50 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 25 | |
| Marine Neritic | 25 |