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Birding Brief: Autumn Iceland Northern Lights and Birding Combo Tour

Oct 23

Northern lights and birds

Our delightful autumn Iceland Northern Lights and Birds Tour, in brief

Northern lights in Iceland

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

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

Pink-footed Goose flock, Iceland

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