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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The area includes forests on sandstone in the Sinémuriennen region, and the marshes of the upper Semois river.
Species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive occurring on passage or wintering include
Circus cyaneus, C. aeruginosus, Falco columbarius and
Pandion haliaetus.
National Low
International High239 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Nature Reserves in Sinémurienne, 239 ha). 32,541 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Sinémurienne, 32,541 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sinémurienne (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sinémurienne-iba-belgium on 22/11/2024.
