Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 5,050 ha
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 (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Estuaire de la Canche. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.
