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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (1997)	500–1,000 birds	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage (1997)	500–1,000 birds	B1i, C3
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	passage (1997)	100–500 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage (1991)	100–500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter (1997)	338–13,044 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage (1997)	500–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter (1997)	75–1,408 birds	B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage (1997)	10,000–20,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	passage (1997)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	winter (1997)	80–30,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	passage (1997)	10,000–20,000 birds	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage (1991)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	passage (1991)	10–100 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage (1991)	10,000–20,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	passage (1991)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage (1991)	10,000–20,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1997)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Cap Griz-nez	Hunting Reserve (-)	96
1982	CAP GRIS NEZ	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	1
1985	BAIE DE WISSANT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	1
1986	Caps et marais d'Opale	Parc naturel régional (V)	5
2012	Estuaires picards et mer d'Opale	Parc naturel marin (V)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	95
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Ruderal land
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Shrubland	-	Heathland

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: Cap Gris-nez (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-gris-nez-iba-france on 23/12/2024.