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Special Protection Area (EU)
Natural Heritage Area
Statutory Nature Reserve
Wildfowl Sanctuary
Ramsar Site
visitor centre : exhibitions, bird watching and audio-visual show
hides and observation tower for bird watching
300 acre reserve
The National Parks and Wildlife is the majority owner of
the reserve, holding 75% with BirdWatch Ireland 25%.
Wintering home of 10,000 or one-third of the world population
of Greenland White-fronted Geese, which first visited in 1910
Greylags
(Iceland)-first geese visited in 1898
White-fronted
Geese (Greenland)-first geese visited in 1910
Brent Geese
Bewick's Swans
Wigeon