Bird stamps of Faroe Islands
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago  1977 Birds Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  1977 Birds Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus  1977 Birds Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  1978 Mykines Island 5v set
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  1978 Mykines Island 5v set Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  1978 Mykines Island 5v set Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  1978 Mykines Island 5v set Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  1978 Sea birds Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  1978 Sea birds
Common Murre Uria aalge  1978 Sea birds Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla  1987 Hestur Island 5v set Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  1988 National movement meeting 3v set Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  1991 Birds Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla  1991 Birds Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  1991 Birds Booklet
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla  1991 Birds Booklet Northern Raven Corvus corax  1995 The Raven Northern Raven Corvus corax  1995 The Raven Northern Raven Corvus corax  1995 The Raven Booklet
Northern Raven Corvus corax  1995 The Raven Booklet Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus  1996 Birds Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  1996 Birds Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus  1996 Birds Booklet Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  1996 Birds Booklet Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea  1997 Migratory birds
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula  1997 Migratory birds Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea  1997 Birds Booklet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula  1997 Birds Booklet Common Blackbird Turdus merula  1998 Birds Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  1998 Birds Common Blackbird Turdus merula  1998 Birds Booklet Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  1998 Birds Booklet
House Sparrow Passer domesticus  1999 Sedentary birds Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  1999 Sedentary birds House Sparrow Passer domesticus  1999 Sedentary birds Booklet Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  1999 Sedentary birds Booklet Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus  2002 Eggs and chicks Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago  2002 Eggs and chicks
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  2002 Eggs and chicks European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria  2002 Eggs and chicks Merlin Falco columbarius  2002 Merlin Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  2004 Janus Djurhuus paintings 10v sheet Northern Raven Corvus corax  2004 Janus Djurhuus paintings 10v sheet
Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous  2005 WWF European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus  2005 WWF Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous  2005 WWF European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus  2005 WWF
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  2007 Poultry 3v set Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  2007 Stone fence 8v sheet European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus  2007 Stone fence 8v sheet Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe  2007 Stone fence 8v sheet
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  2007 Stone fence 8v sheet Rock Dove Columba livia  2009 Doves Rock Dove Columba livia  2009 Doves Great Auk Pinguinus impennis †  2012 Animals of the viking age 2v set
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  2016 Sepac Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2017 Common Eider Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2017 Common Eider Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2018 Seabird fowling
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2018 Seabird fowling Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2018 Christmas icons 2v set Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  2019 Europa Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  2019 Europa
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  2019 Europa Booklet, sa Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS European Shag Gulosus aristotelis  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Great Skua Stercorarius skua  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS
Razorbill Alca torda  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS
Common Murre Uria aalge  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Hooded Crow Corvus cornix  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Northern Raven Corvus corax  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus  2020 Queen Margrethe II anniversary  MS Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2020 Beethoven  MS Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2020 Beethoven  MS Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2021 Europa Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2021 Europa
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2021 Europa Booklet, sa Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2021 Europa Booklet, sa
Faroe Islands map

Location: Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean
Population: 48,600
Climate: mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Terrain: rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

Birds: 260 species

Links:
Postverk Foroya postal administration website



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Common Murre Uria aalge
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Merlin Falco columbarius
Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Rock Dove Columba livia
Great Auk Pinguinus impennis †
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Razorbill Alca torda
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix


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