BIRDS OF Eyjafjörður

Eyjafjörður has a big reputation when it comes to birdlife. The fjord is full of wildlife and with each season we observe the migrating birds coming and going to their breeding and feeding grounds. Summer time is especially fascinating when it comes to amount of birdlife arriving in the fjord but winter brings a full change of colours and behaviours. There’s never a dull moment in Eyjafjörður when it comes to wildlife! Here are some species we can frequently see on our tours:


ATLANTIC Puffin

Fratercula arctica


EIDER DUCK

Somateria mollissima


GREAT CORMORANT

Phalacrocorax carbo


NORTHERN GANNET

Morus bassanus


Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle


COMMON Guillemot

Uria aalge


Brunnich’s Guillemot

Uria lomvia


Great northern diver (common loon)

Gavia immer


NORTHERN FULMAR

Fulmarus glacialis


Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides


GLAUCOUS GULL

Larus hyperboreus


herring gull

Larus argentatus


Black backed gull

Larus marinus


Arctic skua

Stercorarius parasiticus


SHORT-EARED OWL

Asio flammeus


razorbill

Alca torda


Little auk

Alle alle


Long-tailed duck

Clangula hyemalis


Greylag goose

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