Grimsey ut af Eyjafirdi (Iceland) IBA | Summary

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Grimsey ut af Eyjafirdi

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Iceland
Subnational region(s): Eyjafjarðarsýsla

IBA Justification: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 (2015)

Area: 2,199 hectares (21.99 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Fuglavernd - BirdLife Iceland

Site description (2000 baseline)
An offshore island with sea cliffs and grasslands. Land-uses include sheep farming, fishing, tourism, collection of eggs of Uria aalge, and traditional harvesting of adult puffins Fratercula arctica.

Key biodiversity
Huge numbers of seabird breed; other common species include Fulmarus glacialis, Uria lomvia (c.7,100 pairs) and Sterna paradisaea (hundreds of pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grimsey ut af Eyjafirdi (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grimsey-ut-af-eyjafirdi-iba-iceland on 04/01/2025.