Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Brent Goose Branta bernicla | LC | winter | 1991 | 2,000-3,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | winter | 1991 | 10,000-15,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra | LC | passage | 1991 | 10,000-20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | 1991 | 50-25,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1991 | 200-1,500 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding | 1991 | 200 breeding pairs | B3 |
Haematopus ostralegus | NR | winter | 1996 | 10,000-20,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | LC | winter | 1991 | 1,500-3,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | LC | passage | 1991 | 1,000-10,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | LC | passage | 1991 | 4,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 1991 | 2,000-5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C3 |
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | NT | winter | 1991 | 300-1,500 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage | 1991 | 1,000-10,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Red Knot Calidris canutus | NT | winter | 1991 | 3,000-7,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C3 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | winter | 1991 | 22,000-35,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, B2, C3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1991 | 50,000-99,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 1991 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Vallee de la See | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,424 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
PRES DE L'HOPITAL | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 6 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
POLDER LITTORAL DE LA BAIE DU MONT SAINT MICHEL | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 874 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
POINTE DU GROUIN DU SUD | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 29 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
POINTE DE CHAMPEAUX | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 76 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
MARE DE BOUILLON | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 115 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Marais de Sougeal | Réserve naturelle régionale | 174 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
MARAIS ARRIERE-LITTORAUX DE MONT DOL-CHATEAUNEUF | Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy) | 1 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
ILOT DE TOMBELAINE | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 3 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
ILES DES LANDES | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 8 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ile des Landes | Private Reserve | 22 | protected area contained by site | 22 |
DUNES DE DRAGEY | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | 133 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Côte de Cancale à Paramé | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,751 | protected area overlaps with site | 475 |
Chausey | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 82,426 | protected area overlaps with site | 9,383 |
Chausey | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 82,836 | protected area overlaps with site | 9,749 |
Baie du Mont Saint-Michel | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 62,000 | protected area contained by site | 62,000 |
Baie du mont Saint-Michel | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 39,480 | protected area contained by site | 38,747 |
Baie du Mont Saint Michel | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 47,672 | protected area contained by site | 47,672 |
Baie du Mont Saint Michel | Hunting Reserve | 7,850 | protected area contained by site | 7,850 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Sea | Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Shingle & stony beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats, Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Baie du Mont Saint Michel et Ile des Landes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.