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Rahasane turlough is the largest surviving turlough (an intermittent lake) in Ireland. It is an important location for migrating birds, and wintering ground for the bläsgås. It is one of the few known breeding grounds in Ireland of the bläsand. The årta can be seen on occasion. And it is a very good place to spot accidental visitors from America, such as amerikansk bläsand, and from Europe, such as svarttärna.
In winter you can find Greenland bläsgås (nationally important numbers) and sångsvan are regular in small numbers. There are often large numbers of bläsand, whilst gräsand, Kricka, Skedand, vigg and brunand will also be present. There is a good chance of stjärtand and snatterand, which are not easy to find in Galway. Winter waders include large numbers of ljungpipare and tofsvipa , with storspov, rödbena, rödspov and kärrsnäppa as a supporting cast. In autumn there are often rarer waders if water levels are favourable. Birds like mindre gulbena, grönbena, brushane, spovsnäppa, dvärgbeckasin and fjällpipare have been seen.
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Tillgänglighet
This site is best reached from the main N18 Galway to Limerick road. At Kilcolgan (18 km, 11 m, south of Galway) turn left onto the minor road to Craughwell. After a few km the turlough will be seen to the right of the road. There are several viewpoints along the road and from lane ends leading from it. Please take care when parking.
Terräng och habitat
Våtmark , SlättFörhållanden
Öppet landskapRundtur
NejTubkikare behövs?
Kan vara användbartBästa säsong för skådning
Vinter , HöstBästa tid för ett besök
VinterRutt
Asfalterad vägHur ansträngande vandring
Lätt vandringNås
BilFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
A turlough is a karst lake, which has no surface outlet and is surrounded on all sides by rising land. At Rahasane the drainage has been modified in that since the nineteenth century the Dunkellin river has followed an artificial channel downstream of the turlough, but part of the flow continues to go underground, via a natural sink, into the underlying limestone. Rahasane consists of two basins which are connected at times of flood but separated as the waters decline. It covers 257 ha. The site comprises marshes, seasonally flooded wet meadows, with limestone outcrops and scrub at its margins. In the summer the lake empties and the basin is grazed by cattle, horses and sheep.