Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Iceland Day Five

Sadly our last full day in Iceland today and it was back to Akuryeri for a visit to the famous bakery, a whale watching session and then a visit to the Christmas garden before dinner at the Aurora. 

Ebird trip report HERE. Only 29 bird species but some good quality in there. 



Humpback Whale (above) 
Harbour Porpoise and Iceland Gulls. We had a single Humpback Whale and a few Harbour Porpoise on the whale watching trip.
Adult Iceland Gulls (above and below) - great to see these shearing over the sea rather than on a rubbish dump somewhere. Certainly an aptly name species out here considering we've seen over 100 of them. 

Adult Iceland Gull 
Adult males, first-winter males and female Northern Eiders and what looks like a nominate Common Eider (below) lacking the mustard coloured bill and instead being yellow-greenish. 

Whooper Swans on Lake Myvatn on the way back to Akuryeri this morning 
This Merlin was outside the Hotel this morning- not the falcon we were looking for. We've basically hit all our targets except for Gyr. 
Happy mini whale watcher

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