Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large estuary with mudflats, saltmarshes and small offshore islands, near Borgarnes town. The area comprises Borgarvogur, Langárós and the outer part of Borgarfjördur to álftanes in the Mýrar area. There are large mussel banks (
Mytilus).
Information on other birdlife in the area is not comprehensive.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The area is on the list of sites of conservation interest in the Nature Conservation Register.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Borgarfjördur-Myrar-Longufjorur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/borgarfjördur-myrar-longufjorur-iba-iceland on 26/12/2024.
