Today we spent the day at Husavik, the coastal town where the film Eurovision, the Story of Fire Saga was set. It was a family day so I had to sneak in a few snippets of birding. It would have been great to go through all the gulls and seaducks properly but I did pretty well with a few minutes in between visiting the Whale Museum, the Eurovision Exhibition and Lunch at the Gamli Baukur and shopping.
The drive from Myvatn to Husavik was stunning, we were the only car on the road crossing wild tundra.
Managed to score another main target of the trip- Harlequin Duck. Pretty good scope views but no good for photos unfortunately.
Ebird list from today HERE
Male and female Harlequin Ducks and Eider
3rd-winter 'Kumlein's' Gull
2nd-winter 'Kumlein's Gull'
Adult Iceland Gull- About 45 Iceland Gulls and 5 'Kumlein's Gulls'
Adult Glaucous Gull with Herring Gulls
Black Guillemot
Male Long-tailed Duck
Purple Sandpipers
Adult and 2nd-winter Kumlein's Gulls, Iceland Gulls and Herring Gull
2nd-winter Kumlein's Gulls (above and below)
2nd-winter 'Kumlein's Gull'
Adult Iceland Gull
First-winter 'Viking Gull' - at least two these
Husavik- a stunning place
The drive across the frozen tundra- a mad place. Great that there are so few tourists out here this time of year
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