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FR002
Archipel des Sept-Iles
Location France, Bretagne
Central coordinates 3o 28.00' West  48o 53.00' North
IBA criteria A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3, C3, C4, C6
Area 4,300 ha
Altitude 0 - 56m
Year of IBA assessment 2000

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux



Ornithological information This is the most important seabird colony in France.

Site description Several rocky islands with sand and shingle-beaches and areas of open sea.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus breeding  1997  14-17 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus breeding  1997  13,500 breeding pairs  -  A4ii, B1ii, B2, C3  Least Concern 
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis breeding  1997  346 breeding pairs  -  B3  Least Concern 
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus breeding  1997  821 breeding pairs  -  B3  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - seabirds breeding  1997  -  unknown  A4iii, C4   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Côte de Granit Rose-Sept Iles - FR5310011 Birds Directive 69,602 protected area contains site 4,300  
COTE DE GRANIT ROSE-SEPT-ILES - FR5300009 Habitats Directive 72,232 protected area contains site 4,300  
Les Sept iles Hunting Reserve 4,300 protected area contained by site 4,300  
Sept Iles National Nature Reserve 320 protected area contained by site 280  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Sea Open Sea  -
Coastline Rock stacks and islets; Shingle & stony beaches  -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
not utilised -

Management considerations Oil spills pose the biggest risk to the site (`Other' threats). It has already been severely affected by several major incidents including the Torrey Canyon in 1965 and Amoco Cadiz in 1978. Fishing and recreational activities do not pose direct threats.

Protection status National High International High4,300 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (Les Sept-Iles, 4,300 ha). 280 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Sept-Iles, 280 ha). 4,300 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Archipel des Sept-Iles, 4,300 ha).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Archipel des Sept-Iles. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013

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