Site description (2000 baseline)
A low offshore island of boggy grassland, with low cliffs. Neighbouring islands in surrounding waters are also included. Land-uses include summer-homes, some grazing, tourism, collection of Uria aalge eggs, and traditional harvesting of adult Fratercula arctica (`Other' land-use).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Papey (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/papey-iba-iceland on 26/12/2024.