Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 37,500 hectares (375.00 km2)
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 (2024) 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 23/12/2024.