Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes an estuary with mudflats and saltmarshes, brackish lagoons, abandoned salinas and wet meadows.
This is an important site for waterbirds, particularly herons.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The abandonment of grazing and high hunting pressure, including illegal night hunting, are the main threats. The erection of powerlines and the exploitation of timber in the main heronry are also threats.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marais et estuaire de la Seudre (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marais-et-estuaire-de-la-seudre-iba-france on 22/12/2024.