Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding (2006–2013) | 888–957 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B3 |
| Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica | VU | breeding (2014) | 310,000 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii, B2 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (2014) | 310,000 breeding pairs | A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2019 | not assessed | medium | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | good | |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Røstlandet | Naturreservat (Ia) | 1 |
| 2002 | Røstøyan | Landskapsvernområde (IV) | 44 |
| 2002 | Nykan | Naturreservat (Ia) | 1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | - | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Røst (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/røst-iba-norway on 09/01/2025.