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
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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Estuaires picards : baies de Somme et d'Authie. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/10/2022.
