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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island (200 ha) and adjacent area in the middle of the ísafjördur firth, by Snæfjallaströnd, north-north-east of ísafjördur town. Land-uses include grazing and eider husbandry (
Somateria mollissima) (`Other' land-use).
One of the largest breeding colonies of
Somateria mollissima in the country, and
Sterna paradisaea and
Fratercula arctica are also common breeders.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Predation by introduced American mink
Mustela vison is a threat.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aedey (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aedey-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.
