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FR043
Cap Fagnet
Location France, Haute-Normandie
Central coordinates 0o 25.00' East  49o 48.00' North
IBA criteria C7
Area 5,700 ha
Altitude 0 - 95m
Year of IBA assessment 2000

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux



Ornithological information This is an important site for breeding seabirds.

Site description An area of open sea, shingle beach and marine cliffs.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo breeding  1991  36 breeding pairs  -  C7  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
LITTORAL CAUCHOIS - FR2300139 Habitats Directive 4,574 protected area overlaps with site 508  
LITTORAL SEINO-MARIN - FR2310045 Birds Directive 148,907 protected area contains site 5,700  
Réserve de chasse: 5 700 ha Hunting Reserve 5,700 protected area overlaps with site 5,700  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Sea Open Sea  -
Coastline Sea cliffs and rocky shores; Shingle & stony beaches  -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -

Management considerations No serious threats are known at this site.

Protection status National High International High5,700 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (Falaise de la Pointe Fagnet, 5,700 ha). 5,700 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Falaise de la Pointe Fagnet, 5,700 ha).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cap Fagnet. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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