FR043
Cap Fagnet


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding (1991) 36 pairs C7

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Réserve de chasse: 5 700 ha Hunting Reserve (-) 2
2003 CAP DE LA HEVE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2010 VAL AUSSON Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2012 Littoral Cauchois Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Fagnet (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-fagnet-iba-france on 23/12/2024.