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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A shallow estuary, located 9 km north-west of the town of Akureyri. It is flanked by meadows and bogs, with some eroded gravel areas. Other land-uses include angling and eider husbandry (
Somateria mollissima).
The site supports about 30 breeding waterbird species. The estuary is one of few in the Eyjafjördur area and supports notable numbers of foraging waders.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Hunting is a threat. The area is on the list of sites of conservation interest in the Nature Conservation Register.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Horgarosar (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/horgarosar-iba-iceland on 23/11/2024.
