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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Estuary with streams, reedbeds (
Phragmites), marshes and wet meadows,
Quercus and
Salix woodlands, mudflats, saltmarshes and peatbogs.
This site is important for species associated with reedbeds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Recreational development in the area is one of the major threats.
National Low
International None125 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (125 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Blayais (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-gironde-:-marais-du-blayais-iba-france on 27/12/2024.