Dursey Island Cork
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Site Location Details
Site location details and google satellite image for Dursey Island
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- Latitude\Longitude: 51.60051 , -10.19478
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Site Details
A rugged and hilly island roughly four miles long by one mile wide situated about three hundred yards from the mainland and accessed by Ireland's only cable car. The vegetation is mainly heather and low gorse on the hills with some grassy fields on the southern side. There is little cover except for some gardens and some low trees in a gully beside the stream.
Birding Sites in the Dursey Island Area
Prominent Species at Dursey Island
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Additional Site Details
Directions
This is the most western part of Co. Cork. After going through Castletownbere drive west following the signs for Dursey Island.Access
Access by cable car.Parking
Adequate parking on the mainland.Facilities
No facilities on the island except drinking water and one cottage available for rent.Key Areas / Routes
The tip of Dursey Island is good for seawatching and the gardens are worth checking for migrants. Dursey is good for cetaceans also, the main species being Minke Whale, Common and Risso's Dolphin and Harbour Porpoise; Otters seen occasionally.Did you know that you can submit photographs to be included in this sites image gallery?
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British & Irish Records Archive Dursey Island
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