Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A shallow, tidal bay just south of Keflavík airport. The village of Hafnir, on the bay, has a harbour.
In winter there is also a wide variety of other coastal waterbirds, including
Aythya marila (100; one of two flocks in Iceland) and
Calidris maritima (c.300).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Dredging, pollution and eutrophication threaten the site, and harbour operations may intensify. 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: Osar (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/osar-iba-iceland on 22/12/2024.
