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Cap Frehel


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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC breeding (1992) 230–400 pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Cap Frehel Hunting Reserve (-) 5
2003 Baie de L'Arguenon Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2006 BAIE DE LA FRESNAYE Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2012 LANDES DU CAP FREHEL Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 80
Shrubland 20 Heathland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Frehel (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-frehel-iba-france on 21/12/2024.