Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Kinrea, Rathlin Island.

[Site list for year 1987]

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19870526/21 Date: 1987-05-26 GPS: 55.31183,-6.24100. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: A vertical rock site situated on headlands towards the west end of the north coast of Rathlin Island. The location is high cliff extending vertically into very deep water, having a very exposed intertidal at the open sea. Narrow shingle beaches are present between the headlands in narrow inlets. The site is a very exposed vertical face with a ledge in the intertidal. The splash zone extends 7-8 m up the cliff. Razorbills, puffins, guillemots and gulls nest on ledges above the site. Due to the nature of the location, a collection was made with no regard to abundance or shore height. All species are recorded as present, with zone if known.

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