Data Zone
Country/territory: Norway
IBA Criteria met: A4iii (2014)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 530 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | very high | very unfavourable | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A steep island of grass-covered slopes, with boulder-scree in gullies at the foot of vertical cliffs. Traditional collecting of eggs of Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Rissa tridactyla and other gulls is permitted until 1 June.
Key biodiversity
A seabird colony, with particularly important numbers of Fratercula arctica.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bleiksøy. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2019.
