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Site description (2000 baseline)
Lakes and associated extensive freshwater marshes dominated by sedges (Carex, Eriophorum), covering Fridmundarvötn, Eyjavatn og Mjóavatn and neighbouring areas south to áfangafell mountain. There are eroded, flat gravel areas. Ownership of the highlands is not resolved, but farmers have grazing and fishing rights.

Key biodiversity
No birdwatcher or ornithologist is known to have visited Lake Eyjavatn by land, and very little recent information is thus available, but the site is believed to support important numbers of moulting Cygnus cygnus at least. Numerous duck species (Anatidae) breed in large numbers and at high density, but have only been surveyed from the air and no detailed information is available.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eyjavatn-Fridmundarvötn (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eyjavatn-fridmundarvötn-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.