Osholmar Eyjafardarar (Iceland) IBA | Summary

IS048

Osholmar Eyjafardarar

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Iceland
Subnational region(s): Eyjafjarðarsýsla

IBA Justification: B1i (2000)

Area: 650 hectares (6.50 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Fuglavernd - BirdLife Iceland

Site description (2000 baseline)
A slow-flowing river with associated estuary and seasonally flooded marshes (dominated by sedge Carex) by Akureyri airport.

Key biodiversity
The area supports hundreds of migrating ducks in spring, as well as a wide variety of breeding waterfowl and waders.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Osholmar Eyjafardarar (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/osholmar-eyjafardarar-iba-iceland on 16/01/2025.