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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1991	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	passage	1991	250-300 individuals	A1, C1
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	breeding	1991	10 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Site de Kerharo-Kerboulen	Arrêté de protection de biotope	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
SEPNB Reserve	Private Reserve	52	protected area contained by site	52
MARAIS DE LA JOIE ET DE LESCORS	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	111	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Baie d'Audierne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,709	protected area contained by site	1,709
Baie d'Audierne	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,456	protected area overlaps with site	1,551
Baie d'Audierne	Hunting Reserve	850	protected area contained by site	850
Baie D'audierne	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	678	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Coastline	Shingle & stony beaches, Sand dunes & beaches, Lagoons	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Marais de la Baie d'Audierne. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/01/2022.