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Site description (2000 baseline)
A river flood-plain near Saudárkrókur town, comprising lakes, pools and extensive, seasonally flooded marshes/mires, dominated by sedges (Carex, Eriophorum). The area includes the lakes and marshes by Miklavatn, áshildarholtsvatn, Tjarnartjörn and the Skógar area. Land-uses include grazing and fishing.

Key biodiversity
An important moulting area which also supports a wide diversity of breeding wildfowl, waders and other waterbirds.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Miklavatn i Fljotum (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/miklavatn-i-fljotum-iba-iceland on 22/11/2024.