Iceland Birding by Birding In Spain

Birds of Iceland poster
Here is a brief look at our Midsummer Iceland Tour 2024
5 participants all from the USA

Picnic on our Summer Iceland Birding Tour
Dates: 9th to 16th June 2024
68 bird species encountered
Mammals: Humpback Whale, Harbour Porpoise, Minke Whale

Loa’s nest: one of our guesthouses in Iceland
Birding highlights:
- Snow Buntings singing from the roofs on Flatey Island
- Roadside Rock Ptarmigans in the north
- Large numbers of Pink-footed Goose in the north
- A host of wetland birds at Myvatn Lake
- The only Black-throated Diver in Iceland
- Three White-tailed Eagles on one morning
- Breeding Brünnich’s Guillemots in a howling gale
- Watching summer plumaged Slavonian Grebes diving in clear water
- Watching delightful spinning Red-necked Phalaropes
- Great Northern Divers in full breeding plumage
- Puffins off shore and from the ferry to Flatey
- Displaying waders in our guesthouse garden
- Great weather for a picnic
- Whale-watching as good as ever
- Spectacular waterfalls adorned with Ravens and Fulmars

Atlantic Puffin, Iceland Birding Tour
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