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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	winter	1997	8,500-13,420 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	1997	42-119 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	winter	1997	233-830 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997	220 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1997	420-1,835 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1997	31-69 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1997	5-20 breeding pairs	C6
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	winter	1997	930-2,300 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	NT	winter	1997	292-730 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1997	12,330-17,050 individuals	B1i, B2, C3
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1997	20,000-49,999 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
-	Ile de Re	Hunting Reserve	<1
1979	LE BOIS SAINT-JEAN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1980	Lilleau-des-Niges	Réserve naturelle nationale	<1
1980	LE VEILLON	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1982	Fier D'Ars	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1982	POINTE DU PAYRE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1990	COUDEPONT - FORT LIEDOT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1995	Pertuis Charentais	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Ile de Ré : Fier d'Ars	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1995	Marais de Rochefort	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Vallée de la Charente (basse vallée)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Marais de Talmont et zones littorales entre les Sables-d'Olonne et Jard-sur-Mer	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Ile de Ré : dunes et forêts littorales	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1995	Dunes et forêts littorales de l'ile d'Oléron	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	POINTE DU GROUIN	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2000	FOSSES DE LOIX - MARAIS GOISIL-MOULINATTE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2003	Marais du Fier d'Ars	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
2003	FORET BRIQUET	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2004	Pertuis charentais - Rochebonne	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	95
2004	Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2006	Secteur marin de l'île d'Yeu jusqu'au continent	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2006	Anse du Fier d'Ars en Ré	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2008	Anse de Fouras; baie d'Yves, marais de Rochefort	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2012	Pertuis charentais	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	95
2012	Pertuis charentais - Rochebonne	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	95
2012	Secteur de l'île d'Yeu	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	2
2015	Estuaire de la Gironde et de la mer des Pertuis	Parc naturel marin	97

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anse du Fiers d'Ars en Ré (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anse-du-fiers-dars-en-ré-iba-france on 23/11/2024.