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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997	125-624 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1997	500 individuals	B1i, C3
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1997	5 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1997	148-150 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1997	30-40 breeding pairs	C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1997	10,500-16,517 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	1997	2,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1997	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1995	35-45 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	1997	20-40 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	1997	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bois des Mornards	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
-	Marais de Voutron	Terrain acquis par un conservatoire d'espaces naturels	<1
1978	Marais D'Yves - Baie des Roussies	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1981	Marais d'Yves	Réserve naturelle nationale	1
1982	Rive gauche du canal de Charras	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
1995	Marais de Rochefort	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	65
2008	Anse de Fouras; baie d'Yves, marais de Rochefort	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	65
2015	Estuaire de la Gironde et de la mer des Pertuis	Parc naturel marin	14

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anse de Fouras, baie d'Yves et marais de Rochefort (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anse-de-fouras-baie-dyves-et-marais-de-rochefort-iba-france on 22/11/2024.