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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A small, rocky island, 14 km south-west of Reykjanes in south-west Iceland.
Other common breeding seabirds are
Rissa tridactyla (3,000 pairs),
Uria aalge (2,700 pairs) and
Uria lomvia (510 pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known.
National High
International None1 ha of IBA covered by Scientific Reserve (Eldey, 2 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eldey (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eldey-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.
