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Hestur


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 almost surround the island.



Key biodiversity
Hestur holds internationally important seabird colonies, with over 70,000 pairs of breeding seabird, including Rissa tridactyla (26,100 pairs) and Uria aalge (2,300 individuals).



Protected areas
National None International None




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hestur (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hestur-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 14/12/2024.