Faroe Islands Bird Watching. The period of late spring to late summer is specifically suitable for the bird admiration since most of them hang out on the treeless landscapes of the Islands. Other birds are present year round.
Every summer millions of pairs of birds use this tiny island as a breeding location or as a resting spot on their migration route. The Oystercatcher is a striking land bird that also happens to be the national bird of the Faroe Islands. The first thing that you might notice when coming to the Faroe Islands during the summer is the large number of breeding birds.
Oystercatchers can be seen everywhere inland from the villages along the highways and in areas of low vegetation.
Symbolically the most important of the birds of the Faroe Islands is the Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus. The 18 small islands constituting the Faroe Islands are located in the middle of the Atlantic. Vidareidi the main village on Vidoy looks out to the peninsulas of the neighboring islands creating a stunning sight even if the weather turns especially blustery. The bird fauna of the Faroe Islands is dominated by sea-birds and birds attracted to open land like heather probably due to the lack of woodland and other suitable habitats.