Thursday, 16 May 2024

Iceland .. Whale-watching, Húsavík

20 years ago, we took a boat out of Húsavík, and watched Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) along with a varied and diverse selection of sea-birds. On this visit, our 3hr boat trip turned up Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with up to four individuals observed. However, bird-wise it was somewhat quiet with Puffin (Fratercula arctica) and Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) thin on the ground (err .. thin on the sea?).






Bird List Husavik Whale Trip

Puffin
Fulmar
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)

We were whale-watching with: Gentle Giants

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