Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An inshore island in the Eyjafjördur firth, opposite the town of Dalvík. There is a village on the island. Land-uses include eider husbandry (
Somateria mollissima). No grazing is allowed.
Lagopus mutus occurs at high density (up to 40 males/km
2), and a variety of waders also breed.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The native heathland vegetation is being replaced by the introduced and invasive Nootka lupin
Lupinus nootkatensis, and by afforestation with
Picea,
Larix and
Pinus. 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: Hrisey (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hrisey-iba-iceland on 28/12/2024.
