Puffin Island Iceland

It is the best place in iceland to see the elusive and mighty fin whale and the second best place after breiðafjörður to see killer whales.

Puffin island iceland. Read on to find out the answers. The beak fades to gray during the winter but blooms into orange colour in the spring time. The beak increases in size as the puffin becomes older. We ll also share what tours you can take to see puffins advice on seeing puffins in a responsible manner and tips on getting good photos of puffins.

What makes them special is the penguin like colour with a very colourful beak. Iceland is home to more than 60 of the earth s entire atlantic puffin population with anywhere from 8 10 million puffins inhabiting the island. Highlights cruise out to akurey island aka puffin island off the coast of reykjavik to discover one of iceland s largest puffin colonies in its natural habitat. This is a guest post by my awesome dad hans.

We ll share with you 14 of the best places to find puffins in iceland. The size and colour of puffin beaks may serve as badges of experience and help the birds assess the eligibility of potential mates. With a large part of this population walking almost hand in wing with humans during the summer season it is definitely something icelanders are proud of. Many puffins nest here each summer a big draw for visitors keen on sighting the seabirds.

Grimsey island is the northernmost part of iceland and the arctic circle cuts right across it. With 8 to 10 million puffins inhabiting the island iceland is home for more than 60 of the world s entire atlantic puffin population. When is the best time and where are the best places to find puffins in iceland. Iceland is the world s puffin capital for sure.

Puffin tours run from reykjavik along iceland s south coast or husavik on iceland s north coast. The atlantic puffin fratercula arctica is a species of seabird in the auk family alcidea he is one of the smaller auks and also the most common. Here are the best options. It was after all home to keiko the long suffering orca that played free willy prior to his release back into the wild.

There are more than one puffin species but the one that breeds in iceland is the so called atlantic puffin. Yes he very fittingly has the same name as hans the puffin from the movie madagascar. Our detailed guide to where to see puffins in iceland. Puffin watching on papey island.

Puffins nest in the same burrows year after year laying a single egg each spring feeding their puffling for a month or two before heading back out to the open sea. The icelandic island of akurey lies off reykjavik s shore in the kollafjordur fjord.