Data Zone
Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Haute-Normandie
IBA Justification: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2000)
Area: 21,100 hectares (211.00 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | very unfavourable | medium | low |
Site description (2000 baseline)
An estuary with mudflats, saltmarshes, sand and shingle-beaches, reedbeds (Phragmites), wet meadows, urban and industrial areas. The area includes the port of Le Havre.
Key biodiversity
The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds on passage and in winter, on a regular basis (including Podiceps cristatus 4,706 (wintering); Melanitta nigra 4,006 (wintering); Haematopus ostralegus 4,950 (wintering)). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Acrocephalus paludicola (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Estuaire et embouchure de la Seine (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/estuaire-et-embouchure-de-la-seine-iba-france on 17/01/2025.