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Overview
The island of Runde or Rundoy is one of the more southerly of the Norwegian islands famed for birds and lies off the coast of More og Romsdal close to the mainland town of Alesund.
Birds
Notable Species
The high rocky cliffs have the most important seabird colonies in Norway with Shag, Northern Gannet and Kittiwake, Common Guillemot, Razorbill and Atlantic Puffin. Other cliff-dwellers include Northern Fulmar, Peregrine Falcon and White-tailed Eagle.
As well as cliffs there are boulder-strewn slopes, grassland and heath with breeding Common Eider, skuas, Eurasian Curlew, Oystercatcher and Eurasian Eagle Owl.
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Birds you can see here include:
Northern Fulmar, European Storm-petrel, Northern Gannet, European Shag, Common Shelduck, Common Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, White-tailed Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Curlew, Great Skua, Arctic Skua, Black-legged Kittiwake, Common Guillemot, Brunnich's Guillemot, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Atlantic Puffin, Eurasian Eagle Owl
Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
Runde is easily accessible by regular ferry from Alesund (Norway) which can be reached by road or rail from Oslo.
Accommodation can be found at a tourist hotel, guest-houses or private homes and there is also a campsite. May-June is the best time to visit for the seabird colonies.
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