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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	1991	2,000-3,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	winter	1991	10,000-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage	1991	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1991	50-25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1991	200-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	1991	200 breeding pairs	B3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	1996	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	winter	1991	1,500-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	passage	1991	4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1991	2,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	winter	1991	300-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	winter	1991	3,000-7,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1991	22,000-35,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1991	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 des Landes	Private Reserve	<1
-	Baie du Mont Saint Michel	Hunting Reserve	12
1989	DUNES DE DRAGEY	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1994	Baie du Mont Saint-Michel	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	97
1994	POINTE DU GROUIN DU SUD	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1995	Baie du mont Saint-Michel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	61
1995	Chausey	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15
1995	Côte de Cancale à Paramé	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	POINTE DE CHAMPEAUX	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2003	Chausey	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	15
2006	Baie du Mont Saint Michel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	75
2006	Marais de Sougeal	Réserve naturelle régionale	<1
2007	ILES DES LANDES	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2010	ILOT DE TOMBELAINE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2011	MARE DE BOUILLON	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2012	POLDER LITTORAL DE LA BAIE DU MONT SAINT MICHEL	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2014	PRES DE L'HOPITAL	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2017	MARAIS ARRIERE-LITTORAUX DE MONT DOL-CHATEAUNEUF	Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	-
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: Baie du Mont Saint Michel et Ile des Landes (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baie-du-mont-saint-michel-et-ile-des-landes-iba-france on 22/11/2024.