Baie des Veys et Marais du Cotentin (France) IBA | Summary

FR035

Baie des Veys et Marais du Cotentin

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Basse-Normandie

IBA Justification: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)

Area: 37,500 hectares (375.00 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
A bay with mudflats, saltmarshes, wet meadows, aquatic vegetation, and peatbogs.

Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (wintering); Crex crex (passage).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baie des Veys et Marais du Cotentin (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-des-veys-et-marais-du-cotentin-iba-france on 17/01/2025.