Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An estuary with mudflats, marshes, wet meadows, cultivated fields, hedgerows and abandoned fields.
This site is of regional importance for wintering waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The abandonment of cattle-grazing, significant hunting pressure on all species, and the creation of pools for aquaculture are all threats.
National None
International Low1,243 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Zones humides du Nord Ouest Médoc, 1,243 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Nord Médoc (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-de-la-gironde-:-marais-du-nord-médoc-iba-france on 22/12/2024.
