Northern lights and birds
Our delightful autumn Iceland Northern Lights and Birds Tour, in brief
Northern Lights Iceland 2024
Dates: September 30th to October 6th
Days: 7
Overnight Destinations (3): Hellar, Stykkisholmur, Reykjavik
Bird species detected: 61
Northern Lights: Spectacular show on our northern lights cruise from Reykjavik on October 4th
Waterfalls: Gullfoss and Skogafoss
Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland
Scenery highlights: Dyrholaev headland, Kirkjufell, Gunnuhver hot springs, Súgandisey Island, Arnarstapi
Bird highlights:
- 6 relaxed Rock Ptarmigan sheltering from the wind in a small pinewood near Stykkisholmur
- A roadside flock of Pink-footed Goose and flocks of White-fronted Goose
- Glaucous and Iceland Gulls of all ages everywhere
- Flocks of Sooty Shearwaters off the headlands
- Flocks of Purple Sandpipers and Golden Plovers
- Finding a vagrant Baird’s Sandpiper on our penultimate day
- Barrow’s Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Great Northern Diver, Red-throated Diver, Long-tailed Duck
Pink-footed Goose flock, Iceland
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