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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
A seabird colony, with particularly important numbers of
Fratercula arctica.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
It is not known whether there are threats to the site or its birds.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bleiksøy (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bleiksøy-iba-norway on 27/12/2024.
