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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	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	1997	500-1,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1997	500-1,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	passage	1997	100-500 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1991	100-500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	1997	338-13,044 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1997	500-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	1997	75-1,408 individuals	B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	1997	10,000-20,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	passage	1997	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	winter	1997	80-30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	passage	1997	10,000-20,000 individuals	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	passage	1991	10-100 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	1991	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	passage	1991	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage	1991	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	50,000-99,999 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
-	Cap Griz-nez	Hunting Reserve	96
1982	CAP GRIS NEZ	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1985	BAIE DE WISSANT	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	1
1986	Caps et marais d'Opale	Parc naturel régional	5
1996	Falaises du Cran aux Oeufs et du Cap Gris-Nez; Dunes du Chatelet, Marais de Tardinghen et Dunes de Wissant	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
2007	Cap Gris-Nez	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	94
2008	Récifs Gris-Nez Blanc-Nez	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
2012	Estuaires picards et mer d'Opale	Parc naturel marin	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		95
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Ruderal land	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

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: Cap Gris-nez (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-gris-nez-iba-france on 23/11/2024.