Uuemaarahu is a small,
Baltic Sea islet comprising 0.0234 hectares belonging to the country of
Estonia.
Uuemaarahu lies 1 kilometer to the southeast of the island of
Hellamaa in the
Väinameri Strait. It belongs to the administrative municipality of
Pühalepa Parish
Pühalepa Parish was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia.
Villages
There were 47 villages in Pühalepa Parish:
Ala - Aruküla - Hagaste - Harju - Hausma - Hellamaa - Heltermaa - Hiiessaare - Hilleste - Kalgi - Kerema - Kõlunõm ...
,
Hiiu County (Estonian: ''Hiiu maakond'') and is part of the
Hiiumaa Islet Landscape Reserve. Other islands nearby include
Uuemererahu,
Kadakalaid, Ramsi,
Hõralaid and
Vohilaid.
The islet is an important moulting area for an abundant variety of birds such as: the
mute swan
The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurosiberia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home ...
, the
great black-backed gull, the
common gull, the
oystercatcher, the
Arctic tern
The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south a ...
, the
common eider, the
greylag goose, the
common goldeneye, the
mallard
The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
, the
goosander, the
ruff
Ruff may refer to:
Places
*Ruff, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
*Ruff, Washington, United States, an unincorporated community
Other uses
*Ruff (bird) (''Calidris pugnax'' or ''Philomachus pugnax''), a bird in the wader fami ...
, the
black-tailed godwit
The black-tailed godwit (''Limosa limosa'') is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, ''Limosa''. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest ...
, and the
barnacle goose.
Peil, Tina. ''Summary: Fieldtrips to the Islets in the Väinameri''
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See also
* List of islands of Estonia
References
Furthure reading
Eelis. Keskkonnainfo. Infoleht
Estonian islands in the Baltic
Hiiumaa Parish
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