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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes and grass slopes. Land-uses include sheep-grazing. The site comprises the seabird colonies that are on the north, north-east, and south-east coasts.
This is an internationally important seabird colony with c.50,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including
Rissa tridactyla (4,600 pairs) and
Uria aalge (11,100 individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The brown rat
Rattus norvegicus, which is present on the island, poses a threat to seabird colonies.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eysturoy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eysturoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/12/2024.
