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Mulranny Beach and Machair OS Discovery Series - Map No 30
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Directions:

From Castlebar take the R311, or from Westport the N59 to Newport. From Newport take the N59 to Mulranny village. Continue through the village past the Park Inn Hotell and take the first left turn past the school and the next left signposted for the beach.

Neighbouring Sites:
Achill
Westport

Best time to visit:
Summer and Winter		 Mullraney

Winter:
Light-bellied Brent Geese can be seen on the mud flats near the bridge at high tide along with Little Egret
Cormorants, Shags, Common Tern, Common Gull and Kittiwake viewed from the beach
Snipe, and Lapwing are also present
The mud flats in this location support good numbers of waders such as Curlew, Oystercatcher, Sanderling, Bar-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Greenshank, Ringed Plover

Summer:
Arctic and Sandwich Terns can be seen fishing near the beach

Rare / Scarce / Unusual Birds:
Elegant Tern - 19/10/2001