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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 almost surround the island.
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).
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 23/11/2024.
