City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
|
Wetland type
|
Biota
|
Habitat
|
Reason for selection
|
Kaseda C,
Kimpo T,
Hiyoshi T,
Fukiage T |
Estuaries with tidal flats,
Sandy shores |
Shorebirds |
Estuary of
Manose-gawa
(Fukiagehama-kaigan) |
Relatively many bird species are observed in relatively
large population sizes during the spring and autumn migrating seasons
and the wintering season. Visitation of more than 0.25% of the minimum
estimated population of Haematopus ostralegus has been recorded.
Visitation of Himantopus himantopus, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus,
Tringa guttifer and Numenius madagascariensis (all RDB
species) has also been recorded. |
| Other birds |
Estuary of
Manose-gawa |
Wintering site of Platalea minor. |
Marine
turtles |
Fukiagehama-kaigan
and shores in
Hiyoshi-machi and
Kaseda-shi |
Important breeding grounds of the loggerhead turtle Caretta
caretta. In 2000, spawning was observed 24, 68, and 26 times
at Fukiage-cho, Kinpo-cho and Hiyoshi-cho-kaigan, respectively. |
| Benthos |
Estuary of
Manose-gawa
and Fukiagehama-
kaigan |
Sound habitat of Pinnotheres bidentatus,
which is on the verge of extinction. Latona cuneata occurs
in abundance in the tidal flat outside the estuary. |
