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
Anser anser