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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An estuary with mudflats, marshes, reedbeds (
Phragmites), cliffs, wet meadows and arable fields.
The reedbeds are important for roosting passage and wintering passerines.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Water pollution from agricultural run-off is significant. Hunting pressure, including night hunting, is very high, and leads to disturbance.
National Partial
International None1,290 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (Estuaire de la Gironde, 1,290 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Gironde : marais de la rive nord (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-gironde-:-marais-de-la-rive-nord-iba-france on 22/11/2024.
