NO018
Bleiksøy This is an IBA in Danger! 


Country/territory: Norway

IBA criteria met: A4iii (2014)
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Area: 530 hectares (5.30 km2)

Norsk Ornitologisk Forening
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2016 very poor very high not assessed
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Site description (2000 baseline)
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bleiksøy (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bleiksøy-iba-norway on 26/12/2024.