South Thames Estuary and Marshes South Thames Estuary and Marshes South Thames Estuary and Marshes is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches between Gravesend and the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and part is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve. It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar internationally important wetland site and Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Over 20,000 waterfowl use this site, and some species are present in internationally important numbers. There
Irabere estuary and Iliomar forest Important Bird Area Irabere estuary and Iliomar forest Important Bird Area The Irebere estuary and Iliomar forest Important Bird Area is a tract of land in East Timor, a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Wallacea. The 16,554 ha IBA lies on the border between the districts of Viqueque to the west and Lautém to the east. In elevation it ranges from sea level to about 500 m. It contains the area around the Irabere River estuary, which is vegetated by degraded semi-evergreen forest on alluvial soils, "Casuarina" forest along the river and