Tacumshin Lake
Loch Sáile
Tacumshin Lake, looking south towards the sea
Tacumshin Lake is located in Ireland
Tacumshin Lake
Tacumshin Lake
LocationCounty Wexford
Coordinates52°11′43″N 6°27′11″W / 52.19528°N 6.45306°W / 52.19528; -6.45306
Basin countriesIreland

Tacumshin Lake (Irish: Loch Sáile)[1] is a lake in Tacumshane, in the southeast of County Wexford, Ireland. It is designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the EU Bird Directive (EC/79/409)[2] and a Special Area of Conservation by the National Parks and Wildlife Services.[3]

Tacumshin Lake is a favourite with bird watchers. It attracts some rare American waders in Autumn, as well as internationally important concentrations of Bewick's swans, Brent geese, wigeon, oystercatchers, golden plover and lapwing.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Loch Sáile/Tacumshin Lake". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tacumshin Lake SPA". National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tacumshin Lake SAC". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tacumshin Lake Lagoon Bird Watching". www.goireland.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
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