Louët Island, off the bay of Morlaix, in Finistère. - Colliot / SIPA

Do not spoil the benefits of containment. In Finistère, several protected bird species took advantage of the period of movement restriction linked to the coronavirus epidemic to nest on paths or beaches. To protect them, several municipalities in the Breton department have restricted access to certain coastal sites to allow animals to complete their reproduction.

In Morlaix bay, two beaches and two islands are now closed. “This is the first time that access to these islands has been closed. It is a question of protecting the benefit of this period of confinement ”, underlined Gilbert Manciet, sub-prefect of Morlaix.

Access to Louët Island and the Black Island has been prohibited since June 3 to preserve "fifteen little egret nests and a nest of peregrine falcons", explained David Hemery, project manager for the association of nature protection Living Brittany. Interrupted collared plover nests have also been found in the closed Goulven and Kernic bays.

"They had never settled there before"

"The egrets must be left alone until 30 days after hatching," explains Bruno Querne, volunteer curator of the islets of Morlaix bay, according to which "they had never settled there before and they would never have never done without containment. "

The mayor of Carantec Nicole Ségalen-Hamon did not wish to "come up with a reopening date". For the sub-prefect Gilbert Manciet, "the ban runs until June 15, but if necessary, we will extend it until the end of the month", to allow the most recent egg laying to come to an end .

Other sites are closed to protect the nesting of protected species in Finistère, including the beaches of Crozon, Fouesnant and Trégunc. "It is not exhaustive and especially not definitive, it is possible that other sectors complete the list," explained the prefecture of Finistère.

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