Iceland in Spring 2024

Hello

Spring in Iceland is an exciting time with the worst of the winter weather over and the birds in spectacular plumage. A nine day tour at the end of May 2024 provided plenty of wildlife highlights as well as spectacular scenery!

Regards

Neil M


Sanderling courtesy
of Dave Jackson.

Great Northern Diver.

Barrow's Goldeneye.

Great Northern Diver.


Black-tailed Godwit.

Whimbrel.

Redwing.

Brunnich's Guillemot.


Great Northern Diver.


Red-necked Phalaropes.

Harlequin Ducks.



Slavonian Grebes.


Harlequin Ducks.

Above images courtesy
of Andrew Lapworth.

Drake Common Eider.

Harbour Seal.

Harlequin Duck.

Humpback Whale.

Icelandic Puffin!

Ptarmigan.

Above images courtesy
of David Carlton.

Barrow's Goldeneye.

Dirty van drawing!


Drake American Wigeon.

Ptarmigan.

Icelandic Redpoll.

White Wagtail.

Slavonian Grebe.



Above images courtesy
of Dave Jackson.

Red Knot.

Fulmar.





















Black-tailed Godwit.





Harlequin Ducks.

Red-necked Phalarope.


Long-tailed Ducks.


Pink-footed Geese.





Long-tailed Ducks.

White Wagtail.

Humpback Whale.

White-beaked Dolphin.

Golden Plover.

View from Dettifoss.

Slavonian Grebe.

Wigeon.

Slavonian Grebe.


Harlequin Duck.


Kittiwake.


Fulmar.

Arctic Tern.

Fulmar.

Long-tailed Skua.

Gannet.

Minke Whale.


Fulmar.

White-beaked Dolphin.



Gannet.


Iceland Gull.

Kittiwake.

Iceland Gull.

Iceland Gull.

Kittiwake.


Glaucous Gull.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Nelson's Gull.

Glaucous Gull.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Whimbrel.


Black-tailed Godwits.

Volcano.

Red-necked Phalarope.


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