FR064
Cap Gris-nez


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC passage 1997 500-1,000 individuals B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC passage 1997 500-1,000 individuals B1i, C3
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena LC passage 1997 100-500 individuals B1i, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC passage 1991 100-500 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Haematopus ostralegus NR winter 1997 338-13,044 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Haematopus ostralegus NR passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC passage 1997 500-1,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT winter 1997 75-1,408 individuals B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NT passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Dunlin Calidris alpina LC passage 1997 10,000-20,000 individuals B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus LC passage 1997 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus LC winter 1997 80-30,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus LC passage 1997 10,000-20,000 individuals B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC passage 1991 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC passage 1991 10-100 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC passage 1991 10,000-20,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea LC passage 1991 1,000-10,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC passage 1991 10,000-20,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1997 50,000-99,999 individuals A4iii, C4

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Récifs Gris-Nez Blanc-Nez Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 29,156 protected area overlaps with site 7,818
Falaises du Cran aux Oeufs et du Cap Gris-Nez; Dunes du Chatelet, Marais de Tardinghen et Dunes de Wissant Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,059 protected area overlaps with site 845
Estuaires picards et mer d'Opale Parc naturel marin 235,000 protected area overlaps with site 0
Caps et marais d'Opale Parc naturel régional 132,499 protected area overlaps with site 0
Cap Griz-nez Hunting Reserve 8,600 protected area contained by site 8,600
Cap Gris-Nez Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 56,224 protected area overlaps with site 8,434
CAP GRIS NEZ Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 163 protected area overlaps with site 0
BAIE DE WISSANT Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 117 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Heathland -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Ruderal land -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Gris-nez. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-gris-nez-iba-france on 19/03/2024.