Data Zone
Country/territory: France
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
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Area: 5,050 hectares (50.50 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
The River Canche estuary, with mudflats, raised saltmarsh, beaches, sand-dunes, freshwater marshes and wet meadows.
Key biodiversity
The site is important for passage and wintering gulls. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Canche (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-canche-iba-france on 27/12/2024.