Bird Watching
Fly through many of Iceland's bird watching parks to find many different species most rare to Iceland.
Find many of Iceland's exceptional colonies of Iceland's feathered friends along the coasts!
Look out! Catch a snap of the endangered avifauna of Iceland as well!
Endangered species
- Atlantic Puffin
- Razorbill
- Eider Duck
- Northern Fulmar
- Black- Tailed Godwit
- Blue- Skate
- Buff- breasted Sandpiper
- Ivory Gull
Why are they becoming endangered?
- Researcher think that they have been dying of starvation
- Iceland birds have a breeding problem for over 3 years
- Loss of food (fish- the sand lance)
- Loss of fish from climate change-> increase in temperature by 3.6°F
- Fish show up late in breeding season
- If food supply keeps declining, bird will just start flying away
Unharmed species
- Wader birds
- Passerine birds
- Golden Plover
- Common Raven
- Ptarmigan
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Where to spot birds in Iceland:
- Along the coasts (wetlands)
- West-man Islands
- Lake Mývatn
- Svarfaðardalur Valley
- Mývatn
- Látrabjarg
- Dyrhólaey
- Snæfellsnes Peninsula
- Reykjanes Peninsula
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When to go bird watching:
- Late April to early June
Visit:
Wildlife Iceland for good bird watching tours
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