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Country/territory: France

IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 5,050 ha

Protection status:

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description
The River Canche estuary, with mudflats, raised saltmarsh, beaches, sand-dunes, freshwater marshes and wet meadows.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for passage and wintering gulls. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Estuaire de la Canche. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2021.