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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A bay with mudflats, an estuary, saltmarsh, shingle and sandy beaches, rocky islets, coastal dunes and marine cliffs.
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis (including
Charadrius hiaticula 2,500 (passage);
Vanellus vanellus 1,500 (passage) 2,660 (winter);
Calidris alpina 2,500 (passage) 4,060 (winter)).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at this site.
National High
International None1,850 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (1,850 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie de Goulven (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-de-goulven-iba-france on 23/12/2024.
