Tralee Bay Nature Reserve
Site Details
County
Kerry
Area
754.53 ha
Established
1989
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.254
Longitude: -9.805
Longitude: -9.805
Ownership
State-owned
Of international importance for waterfowl especially the wintering populations of Brent geese that it supports.
Animals and plants of interest
Pale-bellied Brent Geese spend form October to April in Ireland feeding on the Eelgrass and green seaweeds on the mudflats, and grazing in nearby fields and saltmarshes when this food is scarce. Birds of the bay include Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover and Curlew.