Kintyre Goose Roosts
- Country:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Site number:966
- Area:312 ha
- Designation date:28-10-1998
- Coordinates:55°34'N 05°36'W
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Overview
Kintyre Goose Roosts. 28/10/98; Scotland; 312 ha; 55°31'N 005°37'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive, SSSI. This inland wetland comprises five hill lochs on the Kintyre peninsula. It supports an internationally important population of Greenland White-fronted goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris), 2,300 individuals representing 8% of the population. The site is used for recreation, fishing, grazing, hunting, and forestry. Ramsar site no. 966. Most recent RIS information: 2006.
Administrative region:
Scotland
- National legal designation:
- sssi
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-2006