Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 168,213 ha
Site description (baseline)
A large estuary and bay with mudflats and wet meadows, sand and rocky beaches, woodland, marshes, and agricultural land. The site also includes a harbour.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaires picards : baies de Somme et d'Authie. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2381 on 30/05/2023.
