Site description
A bay with sandy beaches, saltwater lagoons and marshes, mudflats, rivers, ponds, wet meadows, small woodlands, grassland, and arable land.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Anse de Fouras, baie d'Yves et marais de Rochefort. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/03/2021.