Runde West Side Bird Sanctuary
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| Runde West Side Bird Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| Runde vestside fuglefredningsområde | |
 Interactive map of Runde West Side Bird Sanctuary | |
| Location | Runde, Herøy Municipality |
| Nearest city | Fosnavåg |
| Coordinates | 62°24′04″N 5°35′50″E / 62.401112°N 5.5971122°E |
| Area | 85 ha (210 acres) |
| Established | 1981 |
| Designated | 27 May 2013 |
| Part of | Runde |
| Reference no. | 2164[1] |
The Runde West Side Bird Sanctuary (Norwegian: Runde vestside fuglefredningsområde) is a bird sanctuary and Ramsar site on the island of Runde in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The area was protected in 1981 together with three other bird sanctuaries in order to "take care of rich and interesting bird life and a bird habitat, especially with respect to seabirds,"[2] according to the conservation regulations. The four sites have a total area of 2.6 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi).
The area covers the west side of the bird cliff on Runde, from just south of the Runde Lighthouse all the way to the southwest end of the island with the Lundeura and Raudenipa viewing points.
In 2013, the area was designated a Ramsar wetland site as one of five subareas of the Runde Ramsar Site.[3]