The Birds in Hrísey
Hrísey is known for its rich and diverse bird life. Approximately 40 species of birds nest on the island. Hrísey, though, is best known for Ptarmigans.
The Ptar...
Birds
Birds in Breiðafjörður
Breiðafjörður is an expansive and shallow bay located on the west coast of Iceland. The bay is the largest area of shallow waters and beaches in the country, ...
A year in the life of the birds in the Lake Mývatn area
A paradise for wildfowl
Mývatn is known to birders throughout the world for its rich birdlife, particularly its abundance of breeding wildfowl. No other s...
Garden for the Birds
A summer in Skagaströnd
The Fulmar is a large gull-like seabird, seen at Skagaströnd from January to October, usually in flight offshore or foraging on fish...
It’s a Bird’s Life in the Lake Mývatn area
One year in the life of the birds in the Lake Mývatn area
Mývatn is known to birders throughout the world for its rich bird life, particularly its abundanc...
Best in Birdwatching
Where and when to watch birds in Iceland
Top sites: You don’t need to go far to watch birds in Iceland as there are good birdwatching sites almost anywhere, ev...
Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey are classified as belonging to the order Falconiformes which has 5 families, the 2 largest being the falcon family (Falconidae) and the accipiter ...
Birdlife and the lighthouse in Akranes
Breiðin is the westernmost part of the Akranes peninsula and it is the site of one of the country’s oldest concrete lighthouses, built in 1918. At low tide, it ...
Where Birds and Photographers Meet
Akranes is for people who enjoy nature, culture, and lifeThe town you can see gleaming in the sunshine across the bay from Reykjavik harbour is Akranes, a haven...
Birdlife in Reykjanes
Birdlife in ReykjanesBirdlife in Reykjanes Icelandic birds in their natural habitat On the Krýsuvíkurberg and Hafnaberg cliffs, thousands of seabirds nest each ...
A Birdwatcher’s Paradise
Djúpivogur to Lón, a top site for birds in SE Iceland.
The municipality of Djúpivogur (Berufjörður, Álftafjörður, Hamarsfjörður and Papey island), together with...
Birds of the Northern Breiðafjörður
Breiðafjörður is an expansive and shallow bay. It has a large area of shallow waters and greater tides than anywhere else in Iceland. It is estimated that a qua...
Researching Iceland’s Puffins
Researching Iceland’s Puffins
Náttúrustofa Suðurlands studies Iceland’s puffin population, and reports dire findings
Birdwatchers are delighted when they visi...
Puffin – The bird that has become synonymous with Iceland
Puffin – The bird that has become synonymous with IcelandPuffins are seabirds and they spend most of their time at sea. Only from the end of April can they be s...
A Bird for a Million – The most amazing bird photo
A Bird for a Million – The most amazing bird photoBetween the 15th of April and 31st of August, people visiting Tröllaskagi, the Troll peninsula, are able to pa...
A Bird for a Million – The only competition of its kind in Iceland
A New Competition The ‘Bird for a Million’ competition is now being held for the third time. This competition for the best bird photograph taken on Tröllaskagi...
