Lough Ree SPA

Site Details

Site code
004064
Designation
Special Protection Area (SPA)
Counties
Longford
Roscommon
Westmeath
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.543
Longitude: -7.96848

Qualifying Interests

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) [A004]

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) [A038]

Wigeon (Anas penelope) [A050]

Teal (Anas crecca) [A052]

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) [A053]

Shoveler (Anas clypeata) [A056]

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) [A061]

Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) [A065]

Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) [A067]

Coot (Fulica atra) [A125]

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) [A140]

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) [A142]

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) [A193]

Wetland and Waterbirds [A999]

Site Documents

Download Conservation Objectives

CO004064.pdf [249 KB]

Download Site Synopsis

SY004064.pdf [14 KB]

Statutory Instrument

https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/si/456/made/en

Related Publications

Cover image
Title: IWM no.66 - common scoter [5.2 MB]
Year: 2013
Author: Hunt,J.; Heffernan,M.L.; McLoughlin,D.; Benson,C.; Huxley,C.
Series: Irish Wildlife Manual