The Status of Ireland?s Breeding Seabirds: Birds Directive Article 12 Reporting 2013 - 2018

• Main Authors: Cummins, Sin?ad, Lauder, Claire, Lauder, Alan, Tierney, David
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 2019
• Subjects: Seabirds; Bird colonies; Breeding habitats; Fulmar; Common tern; Great skua; Lesser black-backed gull; Black-headed Gull
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/90970

Every summer approximately one half to three-quarters of a million seabirds congregate in colonies across Ireland to start their breeding season. Their preferred breeding habitats are principally found on mainland cliffs and on offshore marine islands. These breeding sites are often in close proximi...