Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | breeding | 1991 | 36 breeding pairs | C7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Réserve de chasse: 5 700 ha | Hunting Reserve | 2 |
| 1995 | Littoral Cauchois | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2003 | CAP DE LA HEVE | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | <1 |
| 2006 | Littoral seino-marin | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 55 |
| 2010 | VAL AUSSON | Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral | <1 |
| 2012 | Littoral Cauchois | Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) | 1 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| 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 23/11/2024.