{"id":24308,"date":"2023-07-23T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/?p=24308"},"modified":"2025-08-05T07:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:39:17","slug":"puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey in the north of Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-24308\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-24308-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Summer is a great time to go for bird watching in Iceland. Gr\u00edmsey - an island off the north coast of Iceland - is a great spot to observe a great variety of birds. Arctic terns, black-legged kittiwakes, or northern fulmars are typical bird species of Gr\u00edmsey. However, another typical bird of this island, which surely attracts many visitors, is the puffin. In this blog entry I write about my bird observations in general, but especially about the puffins on Gr\u00edmsey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#Grimsey\" >Gr\u00edmsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#Puffins_on_Grimsey\" >Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#More_bird_life_on_Grimsey\" >More bird life on Gr\u00edmsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#Dalvik\" >Dalv\u00edk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#Practical_information\" >Practical information<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#How_to_get_there\" >How to get there<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#Accommodation\" >Accommodation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/#More_information\" >More information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grimsey\"><\/span>Gr\u00edmsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Arctic terns. Eurasian golden plovers. Or red-necked phalaropes. Gr\u00edmsey is a paradise for birds and bird watchers, respectively. Numerous groups of different sea bird species have spread out around the island.<\/p>\n<p>Be it in the east or in the west. The number of different species on this tiny island is incredible. Gr\u00edmsey is just a fabulous place for any person interested in birds.<\/p>\n<p>However, the probably most prominent bird on the island among all the other birds is the puffin.<br \/>\nA medium-sized bird with its typical triangular and multi-coloured bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24429  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-2-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I\u2019m sure that almost everyone connects Atlantic puffins with Iceland when seeing a photograph of these birds.<\/p>\n<p>Although, of course, Atlantic puffins do not only live on Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>During spring and summer, numerous puffin breeding colonies form around the coasts of Iceland. Both in the North or South, and in the East and West. There are indeed many, many breeding colonies distributed around Iceland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24431  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-2-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>But where is the best place to observe these colourful, sympathetic and adorable birds?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I haven\u2019t been at that many places, as there are so many. But what I know, is, that there are some places in Iceland where the conditions for Atlantic puffin observations are great.<\/p>\n<p>And this is, for example, on Gr\u00edmsey - an island in the north of Iceland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24433  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey Island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-3-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Before I go deeper into my observations of Atlantic puffins on Gr\u00edmsey, let me first tell you more about this interesting island.<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00edmsey is a small island. A very small island! With only about 5.3 square kilometres and a length of apparently 5.5 kilometres, the island can be easily explored on one day. Like the rest of Iceland, Gr\u00edmsey, as well, is formed by volcanoes.<\/p>\n<p>The island is lower in the west where the village and its harbour are located and rises up to 105 metres above sea level on the east side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24435  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-4-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24437  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-5-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-10-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Gr\u00edmsey is about 40 kilometres off the north coast of Iceland and can be easily reached by regular flights from Akureyri and by ferry from Dalv\u00edk. Please see below for further information about how to get to the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In some places, like on the south of the island, there are beautiful basalt pillars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24439  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-6-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The present population (in 2023) is fewer than 100 inhabitants. In the past, people lived from subsistence farming, bird hunting and egg gathering. However, nowadays, fishing and tourism seems to be now the most important industry on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-14\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-14-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24441  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-7-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-14-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-14-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24443  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-8-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-15\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-15-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-15-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although tourism is an important economic branch on Gr\u00edmsey, everything still seemed so small to me. There was only one shop on the island which opened only between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. and one restaurant that served food not earlier than 12 p.m. (when the ferry arrives). At least it was like that when I was on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<p>There are also guest houses on the island. I stayed in one of them (see below for more information).<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, despite of the small size of the island, Gr\u00edmsey can be a little bit busy after the arrival of the ferry. But by all means, it never felt crowded!<\/p>\n<p>Although there are guest houses on the island, most people visit Gr\u00edmsey just for a day trip.<\/p>\n<p>I stayed overnight and was quite happy with my decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-16\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-16-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24445  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Accommodation on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-9-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-17\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-17-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-17-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>On the west side of the island was an old church which was built in 1867. Interestingly, this church was built by using driftwood. However, a fire in autumn 2021 completely destroyed the church in only twenty minutes. There are plans to rebuild this church on Gr\u00edmsey. Until the fire, there were only four services per year in the church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-18\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-18-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Another interesting highlight for most visitors of Gr\u00edmsey is the Arctic Circle. There is only one place in Iceland where the Arctic Circle crosses. And that is on the island Gr\u00edmsey!<\/p>\n<p>In June, at summer solstice, the sun is visible there for twenty-four hours.<\/p>\n<p>However, the position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed. It shifts northwards. About 300 years ago, the Arctic Circle first entered Gr\u00edmsey. In the future, to be more precisely, by 2050, the Arctic Circle will cross Gr\u00edmsey not anymore. It will take about 20.000 years for the Arctic Circle to return.<\/p>\n<p>In the north of the island is a stone which marks the current Arctic Circle - Orbis et Globus. A symbol and landmark for the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n<p>It is a huge concrete sphere with a diameter of 3 meters. This artwork was inaugurated in 2017 and meant to be moved every year to the north according to the movement of the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-19\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-19-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-19-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24447  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic circle on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-10-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-19-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-19-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24449  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic circle in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-11-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-20\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-20-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-20-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-20-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>There is a path to the current Arctic Circle landmark Orbis et Globus. It is a walk of about 3,8 km. If you walk very slowly and watch the birds (like me), a round trip takes about three hours from the village.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-21\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-21-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-21-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The landscapes around the Arctic Circle landmark are also incredibly beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>I was completely alone. I didn\u2019t see any visitor on my walk to the north of Gr\u00edmsey. I was just surrounded by many, many sea birds. Especially northern fulmars and black-legged kittiwakes.<\/p>\n<p>But more about that in another paragraph below\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-22\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-22-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-22-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24451  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-12-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-23\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-23-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-23-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It was indeed very beautiful. I was surrounded by a calm sea and green shining landscapes. The green of the island and the blue of the sea were too beautiful to be true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-24\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-24-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-24-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24453  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-13-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-24-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-24-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"28\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24455  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-14-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-25\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-25-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-25-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"29\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Maybe I was not quite exactly alone with the birds\u2026<\/p>\n<p>On my path to the north of Gr\u00edmsey I met some sheep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-26\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-26-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-26-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"30\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24457  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sheep on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-15-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-27\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-27-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-27-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"31\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>But also, on my way back I encountered some sympathetic sheep in the middle of the path.<\/p>\n<p>And as it seemed, they were not shy at all. They did not make any move to let me pass.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-28\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-28-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-28-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24327  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sheep on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-16-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-29\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-29-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-29-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"33\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24329  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sheep on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-17-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-29-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-29-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"34\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24459  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sheep on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-18-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-30\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-30-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-30-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"35\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Some bold sheep even followed me\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-31\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-31-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-31-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"36\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24461  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sheep on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-19-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-32\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-32-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-32-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"37\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Thus, I actually had some company on my walks on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<p>Only here and there I saw other walkers, photographers or locals from afar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-33\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-33-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-33-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"38\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24463  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-20-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-34\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-34-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-34-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"39\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-34-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>There are possibilities to participate in a photography tour. I met some people that participated in an organized tour. I observed tours using cars to get around the island with all the camera equipment. However, importantly, not all places are accessible by car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-35\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-35-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-35-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"40\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>And how was the weather on Gr\u00edmsey?<\/p>\n<p>Well, on Iceland, in general, you have to be prepared for rainy weather. But I felt very lucky during my stay on Gr\u00edmsey, because I could be outside for several hours without getting wet. It was just drizzling in some short moments.<\/p>\n<p>When I arrived on Gr\u00edmsey, it was cloudy and no sunray could make it through the cloud cover. But it was okay, as like that I had perfect conditions for taking photographs. No harsh light. No dark shadows on my photo motifs. And no necessity to care about the position of the sun.<\/p>\n<p>I even had the chance to get nice views over to the mainland. Even on a cloudy day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-36\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-36-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-36-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"41\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24465  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-21-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-36-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-36-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"42\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24467  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-22-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-37\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-37-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-37-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"43\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Just on the second day on the island, it rained early in the morning. But later on, I was lucky again and had good conditions to walk and photograph.<\/p>\n<p>In some moments, it was quite windy. Especially on the east side of the island, close to the lighthouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-38\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-38-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-38-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"44\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24469  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light house on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-23-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-39\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-39-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-39-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"45\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As I visited the island in July, the landscapes were covered with yellow meadow buttercups.<\/p>\n<p>Be it in the east (photographs above) or in the west (photograph below) of the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-40\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-40-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-40-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"46\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24473  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-25-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-40-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-40-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"47\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24471  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gr\u00edmsey island\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-24-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-41\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-41-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-41-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"48\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24475  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-26-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-42\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-42-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-42-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"49\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>But on all of my walks, I was looking out for sea birds. Especially for the Atlantic puffins.<\/p>\n<p>I can say that everyone interested in Atlantic puffins on Gr\u00edmsey, will find many, many chances to observe these magnificent birds.<\/p>\n<p>But when is the best time to observe puffins on Gr\u00edmsey? Where can these birds be found on the island? And what to consider during bird watching?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the next paragraph is only about the puffins on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-43\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-43-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-43-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"50\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24477  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-27-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-44\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-44-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-44-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"51\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-44-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> If you want to know more about Gr\u00edmsey, please check the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akureyri.is\/grimsey-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Municipality of Akureyri<\/a>. Akureyri is a town in the north of Iceland and since 2009 Gr\u00edmsey belongs to this municipality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-45\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-45-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-45-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"52\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Puffins_on_Grimsey\"><\/span>Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-46\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-46-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-46-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"53\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although puffins look a little bit like a penguin. Puffins are not at all penguins!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, puffins and penguins are both black and white in colour. They furthermore have both an upright posture. And both share some of their typical habits like breeding in colonies.<\/p>\n<p>But puffins are actually auks!<\/p>\n<p>However, here I have to be a little bit more precise, because there are three different species of puffins.<\/p>\n<p>The tufted puffin.<\/p>\n<p>The horned puffin.<\/p>\n<p>And the Atlantic puffin. Also known as the common puffin or <em>Fratercula arctica<\/em> in Latin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-47\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-47-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-47-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"54\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24479  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-28-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-48\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-48-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-48-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"55\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-48-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Please note here, there is one more species of puffin. And that is the Rhinoceros Auklet. This species is also a puffin, but unlike the other three puffins, it belongs to a different genus - <em>Cerorhinca<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-49\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-49-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-49-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"56\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>While tufted puffins and horned puffins are birds of the North Pacific, Atlantic puffins are - as the name already suggests - birds of the North Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>They occur, for example, in Russia, Norway, Greenland, but also in Canada or on the Faroe Islands and, of course, in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there are three subspecies recognized. However, they only differ in their size. Typically, puffins further North are larger than puffins further South.<\/p>\n<p>So, importantly, as puffins live in the north, they will never meet a penguin, as penguins only occur in the southern hemisphere like in Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctica islands. Their northernmost distribution extends to the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands where the Gal\u00e1pagos penguins live - a banded penguin (<em>Spheniscus<\/em>) like the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/african-penguins-at-the-boulders-beach-in-simons-town-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African penguin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, puffins are not the only auks!<\/p>\n<p>Other typical auks are common murres (see below), <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/northern-gannets-and-harbor-seals-on-heligoland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">razorbills<\/a> (on the left) or black guillemots (on the right).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-50\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-50-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"57\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24481  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Razorbills on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-29-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-50-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"58\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24483  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Common murre in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-30-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-51\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-51-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-51-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"59\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>All auks belong to the family <em>Alcidae<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Auks are typically pelagic birds. Meaning, they spend the majority of their lives on the open sea and only come back to land for breeding (although there are exceptions).<\/p>\n<p>Most auks are colonial breeders.<\/p>\n<p>Like Atlantic puffins on Gr\u00edmsey and elsewhere. They are gregarious at their nesting sites, but solitary in winter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-52\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-52-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-52-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"60\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24485  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin colony in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-31-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-53\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-53-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-53-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"61\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>They are probably monogamous and mate for life (because of the nest site fidelity and not because of their mate). They typically lay a single egg and use their nesting sites year after year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-54\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-54-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-54-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"62\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24487  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-32-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-55\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-55-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-55-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"63\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Please note here. Although I use the word \u201cpuffin\u201d, of course, I mean \u201cAtlantic puffin\u201d. So, if I write about the puffins of Gr\u00edmsey, of course, I only mean the Atlantic puffins.<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting feature that distinguishes auks like the puffins from penguins is their ability to fly and swim.<\/p>\n<p>While penguins are famous for being flightless birds, puffins are able to use their wings to both fly and swim. They are even able to dive by using its wings to push under water and forage while they are swimming underwater.<\/p>\n<p>Although puffins are able to fly, honestly, puffins look a little bit clumsy in the air. But still, they are actually indeed highly adept flyers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-56\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-56-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-56-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"64\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24493  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-33-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-57\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-57-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-57-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"65\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-57-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Puffins are able to dive for about one minute. However, typically, they stay underwater for only about 20 or 30 seconds. They can reach depths of up to 200 m, although they usually don\u2019t diver deeper than 50 m. In the air, puffins can reach a speed of almost about 90 km\/h.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-58\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-58-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-58-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"66\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Just imagine a penguin in flight!<\/p>\n<p>Imagine its size and its weight.<\/p>\n<p>Could a penguin be able to fly with its size and weight?<\/p>\n<p>Well, this leads me to the next difference between puffins and penguins.<\/p>\n<p>While puffins are quite small - smaller than 30 cm with a weight of about 500 g - penguins like the emperor penguin can reach a size of about 100 cm and may weigh up to about 45 kg. Please not here, however, there are also smaller penguins like the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/phillip-island-in-australia-a-place-not-only-for-penguin-observers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">little penguins<\/a> that only grow to a size of about 30 cm and weigh only about 1 kg.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, be it a small or a large penguin, penguins are not able to fly!<\/p>\n<p>Puffins are indeed quite small. Observing puffins on Gr\u00edmsey was actually the first time for me. I had never seen these magnificent birds before and was amazed how strong their presence was even though they were so small.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-59\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-59-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-59-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"67\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24337  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-34-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-60\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-60-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-60-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"68\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Puffins are often named \u201cclowns of the sea\u201d or \u201csea parrots\u201d, because of their clown-like appearance and their colourful beaks.<\/p>\n<p>Penguins, in contrast, have rather long, downwardly curved and narrow beaks.<\/p>\n<p>On the left photograph is a puffin, and on the right an African penguin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-61\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-61-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-61-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"69\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24339  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-35-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-61-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-61-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"70\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24499  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"African penguin at the Boulders Beach in South Africa\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-36-1-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-62\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-62-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-62-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"71\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-62-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong> <\/span>Did you know that the colourful beak of a puffin will change to a drab gray in winter? Only in spring\/summer the puffins develop a colourful beak like we know them on photographs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-63\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-63-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-63-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"72\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Due to the puffin\u2019s appearance, it is easy to distinguish these birds from other bird species. And furthermore, on Iceland like on Gr\u00edmsey, there is only one puffin species.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that most Atlantic puffins on the world live in Iceland?<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic puffins are exclusively found in the North Atlantic, but in Iceland lives the most proportion of the worldwide population.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest colony of puffins in Iceland with thousands of individuals is on the west coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-64\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-64-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-64-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"73\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24501  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-37-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-65\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-65-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-65-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"74\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although I was not at the largest puffin colony in Iceland, I still had great possibilities to observe the puffins on Gr\u00edmsey to get a glimpse into their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Although puffins on Gr\u00edmsey prefer precipitous, rocky cliffs as a nesting site, it was still possible to observe the birds in front of their burrows from afar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-66\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-66-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-66-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"75\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24503  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-38-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-67\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-67-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-67-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"76\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-67-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Important:<\/strong><\/span> Please be respectful with the birds and do not disturb them! Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey breed on that island as it is a good breeding habitat for them. Breeding requires a lot of energy and every unnecessary disturbance must be avoided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-68\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-68-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-68-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"77\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Puffins prefer small fish as food like sand eels, herring, hake or capelin. Depending on the fish availability around a breeding colony. However, they also might feed on crustaceans or mollusks. Thus, they are considered as carnivores.<\/p>\n<p>I could observe quite many puffins on Gr\u00edmsey with a beak full of fish.<\/p>\n<p>The offspring of puffins, as well, is usually fed with fish by their parents. Parents typically carry the fish in their beaks to their burrows. Usually, a puffin chick is fed several times during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Both parents take turns feeding the chick. Meaning, they fly out to the sea, go fishing and come back with their beaks full of fish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-69\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-69-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-69-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"78\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24505  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-39-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-69-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-69-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"79\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24507  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-40-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-70\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-70-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-70-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"80\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In one moment, I observed a puffin with fish in its beak. It landed almost in front of me, just a few meters far away. I was surprised. As I did not want to move quickly, I remained where I was. However, I could perceive that the puffin did not venture towards its nest. I was too close. When I noticed that, I slowly moved backwards so that the puffin could go into its nest. I was not standing beside its nest, but the bird was still afraid of me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-71\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-71-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-71-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"81\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24509  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-41-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-72\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-72-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-72-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"82\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-72-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Did you know that a puffin can carry on average around 10 fish per trip in its beak? Although in Britain a puffin was observed to carry even 62 fish at once!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-73\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-73-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-73-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"83\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In that moment I became thoughtful.<\/p>\n<p>I adore these beautiful birds and I just wanted to take photographs of them. But I was worried at that point, as I thought, maybe I have disturbed this little bird for a moment.<\/p>\n<p>That was not my intention at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-74\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-74-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-74-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"84\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24511  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-42-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-75\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-75-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-75-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"85\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In another moment, I was asking myself how to tell females and males apart?<\/p>\n<p>In puffins, males are typically slightly larger than females. But in a large group of puffins, it is quite difficult to determine the sex of a bird for an untrained eye.<\/p>\n<p>And what about still non-breeding individuals?<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, most puffins start breeding only at the age of five. Is this because they have to learn so much before breeding? Like finding good food resources, choosing a mate and a nesting site?<\/p>\n<p>Not to forget! Puffins live in pair bonds and mate for life!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-76\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-76-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-76-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"86\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24513  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-43-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-77\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-77-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-77-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"87\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-77-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong> <\/span>Puffins are relatively long-lived birds. They can live up to 20 years or more. Apparently, the oldest found puffin lived 36 years! However, as puffins spend most of their lives in the open ocean, it is difficult to find the adequate technique to detect the age of the puffins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-78\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-78-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-78-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"88\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>A puffin pair prefers to make its burrow in earth or anywhere between rocks. Typically, anywhere close to steep cliffs in order to protect the nest against predators.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, the burrow has a length of between 70 to 110 cm with a soft nest of feathers and other material like grass at the back of the burrow.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, puffins use the same nest year after year where they typically lay 1 egg per year.<\/p>\n<p>Both female and male incubate the egg and share rearing the chick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-79\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-79-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-79-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"89\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24515  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-44-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-80\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-80-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-80-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"90\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-80-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong> <\/span>Atlantic puffin young leave their nests after more or less 40 days after hatching. Typically, they leave their nests at night and head directly out to the open ocean. Only after several years they return to land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-81\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-81-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-81-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"91\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As I was on Gr\u00edmsey only for two days, of course, I could not observe all of the different behaviors, puffins might show.<\/p>\n<p>Like, for example, billing - a behavior where a male and female puffin rub their beaks together.<\/p>\n<p>I also couldn\u2019t observe any aggressive behavior between the birds. Apparently, the wider the beak of a puffin is opened, the more upset an individual is. Curiously, puffins also stomp their feet in place when displeased and even might engage in wrestling matches with conspecifics.<\/p>\n<p>Puffins are quite interesting birds!<\/p>\n<p>I wish I would have had the chance for more observation possibilities to better understand these birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-82\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-82-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-82-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"92\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-24308-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vdQbpsMevOQ?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vdQbpsMevOQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/vdQbpsMevOQ<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-83\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-83-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-83-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"93\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Nevertheless, the best time to observe puffins on Gr\u00edmsey is May, June and July. In the first week of August, the puffins fly away again.<\/p>\n<p>In winter they stay on the open sea far from land.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe this is the reason why we know so little about puffins in winter?<\/p>\n<p>As they stay far from land, and additionally, on the open sea, it is more difficult to observe them.<\/p>\n<p>Most people know puffins in their summer plumage. In winter, in contrast, puffins get a grey face. The parts above and below the eye, and even at the base of the beak, turn grey due to the lack of ornaments.<\/p>\n<p>In July, all puffins on Gr\u00edmsey, which I saw, had a colourful beak and a white face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-84\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-84-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-84-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"94\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24517  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-45-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-85\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-85-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-85-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"95\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-85-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Puffins stay in the open sea the first few years of their lives. When they are mature enough to breed, they come back to the vicinity of the colony where they were born. So far, little is known about their migrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-86\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-86-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-86-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"96\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Puffins have several natural predators. Be it on land, in the air, or while on the water.<\/p>\n<p>On land, typical predators are mammals like, for example, rats or foxes. In the air, great black-backed gulls and great skuas are common predators for puffins. And on the water, seals and even large fishes might be a threat for puffins.<\/p>\n<p>But who is the most dangerous predator for the puffins? Well, I have my opinion about that...<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, puffins on Gr\u00edmsey are still numerous, luckily, however, the future is uncertain...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-87\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-87-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-87-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"97\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24519  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-46-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-88\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-88-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-88-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"98\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although it seems that there are so many puffins on Gr\u00edmsey or at other places in Iceland or elsewhere, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/22694927\/132581443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IUCN<\/a>, the Atlantic puffin is listed in the category \u201cvulnerable\u201d and its worldwide population even seems to be decreasing.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, overharvesting of eggs and adults were major threats for the Atlantic puffins. Nowadays, overharvesting is not the main cause for decreasing numbers of puffins. Although, in Iceland it is still allowed to hunt Atlantic puffins.<\/p>\n<p>For me it is hard to believe that hunting Atlantic puffins on Gr\u00edmsey and other places in Iceland is still allowed!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-89\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-89-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-89-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"99\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24521  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-47-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-90\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-90-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-90-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"100\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Even on Gr\u00edmsey you can try the meat of an Atlantic puffin in the only restaurant of the island! At least I saw it on the menu. After some internet research, I even found that people from the south, that means, from the Westman Islands, travel to Gr\u00edmsey for hunting Atlantic puffins! After a significant decline of puffin numbers in the south, they now hunt for puffins on Gr\u00edmsey!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-91\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-91-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-91-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"101\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24523  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-48-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-92\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-92-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-92-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"102\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-92-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> If\u00a0 you want to read more about the puffin hunt and the importance of it in Icelandic tradition and culture, please check an article of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hakaimagazine.com\/features\/uncertain-future-puffin-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hakai Magazine<\/a>. Please note that the photographs in both articles are not easy to look at. What do you think about it? Please let me know your opinion in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-93\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-93-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-93-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"103\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Apparently, the puffins on Gr\u00edmsey are still numerous.<\/p>\n<p>But what if their numbers decline?<\/p>\n<p>What is more important - the survival of a species or traditional practices?<\/p>\n<p>Will the Atlantic puffin end like the great auk?<\/p>\n<p>The great auk was a flightless auk which became extinct in the 19th century. Hunting alone was probably the main reason for the disappearance of the great auk on our planet. The last two great auks were killed on Eldey - a small island off the coast of Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I'm not that into that topic about puffin hunting and I'm just an outsider. However, in the light of the fact that excessive hunting led already to the death of the great auk, of course, I'm asking myself, why is it still allowed to hunt puffins on Gr\u00edmsey?<\/p>\n<p>And now, do we want to be responsible for the disappearance of another auk?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-94\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-94-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-94-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"104\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24527  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-50-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-94-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-94-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"105\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24531  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-49-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-95\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-95-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-95-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"106\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Nevertheless, climate change also was already found to be the cause for a decreasing number of puffins, as increased sea surface temperatures may alter the distribution and abundance of prey like, for example, herring or sand eel. Food shortages or poor food quality might consequently negatively impact breeding success.<\/p>\n<p>The fishing industry as well, might have a direct or indirect, respectively, negative effect on the puffins worldwide. Commercial fisheries are often harvested in an unsustainable way which causes a reduction in the availability of food for the puffins, and thus, again, negatively impact the breeding success of puffins. As puffins forage in the sea, a puffin might also be caught in a gillnet or any other fishing gear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-96\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-96-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-96-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"107\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24529  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffin on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-97\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-97-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-97-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"108\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I was on Gr\u00edmsey mainly because of the puffins.<\/p>\n<p>I met and saw so many bird photographers.<\/p>\n<p>And I talked with other people who were like me enthralled by these wonderful birds.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I very, very hope that the future for these fascinating, beautiful, and enchanting birds look bright.<\/p>\n<p>Be it hopefully all over Iceland and in the Atlantic region!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-98\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-98-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-98-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"109\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-98-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> There are different statistics about the number of puffins in Iceland. In a more recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/332131050_The_size_of_the_population_of_Atlantic_Puffin_Fratercula_arctica_breeding_in_Iceland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">statistic<\/a>, apparently, about 36-40% of the world\u2019s population breeds in Iceland whereas 41% of the total number of puffin pairs (830.000) breed in the Westman archipelago. Do you know a more recent statistics?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-99\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-99-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-99-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"110\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_bird_life_on_Grimsey\"><\/span>More bird life on Gr\u00edmsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-100\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-100-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-100-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"111\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Although the Atlantic puffins are already a highlight on Gr\u00edmsey, there are many more wonderful and interesting birds to observe on this small island.<\/p>\n<p>Birds that live very close to the puffins are razorbills and common murres. Both are - as mentioned above - auks. Thus, it is not surprising seeing these two other bird species close to the puffins.<\/p>\n<p>I observed both already in the past in Germany. And that was on <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/northern-gannets-and-harbor-seals-on-heligoland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heligoland<\/a> - an island in the North Sea.<\/p>\n<p>On Gr\u00edmsey again, I saw quite many of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-101\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-101-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-101-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"112\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24359  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Common murres on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-52-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-102\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-102-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-102-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"113\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-102-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong><\/span> If you want to observe common murres on Gr\u00edmsey, I suggest to walk to the southeast of the island. Close to the lighthouse is a path that leads to the puffin colony. In the middle of the puffins, there are here and there common murres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-103\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-103-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-103-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"114\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Common murres have a circumpolar distribution, and thus, occur both in the North Atlantic and in the North Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, there is another murre species on Gr\u00edmsey - the Br\u00fcnnich\u2019s guillemots or thick-billed murre, respectively. However, unfortunately, I could not spot them. Both species look quite similar, as they are closely related. They differ in average size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-104\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-104-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-104-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"115\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24361  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Common murres on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-53-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-104-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-104-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"116\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24533  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-54-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-105\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-105-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-105-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"117\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The other auk in the southeast of Gr\u00edmsey is the razorbill. Like common murres, I just saw them at that place on the island. And again, I had seen razorbills already on Heligoland. But in comparison to Heligoland, on Gr\u00edmsey they were more numerous. While it was quite difficult on Heligoland to detect a razorbill among all the other sea birds, on Gr\u00edmsey, they were close to the path on the cliff top, and thus, easy to spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-106\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-106-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-106-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"118\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24535  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Razorbill on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-107\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-107-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-107-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"119\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-107-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Razorbills are auks like puffins and common murres. However, did you know that razorbills are the closest living relative of the great auk? The great auk was an auk which became extinct in the 19th century probably only due to hunting by humans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-108\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-108-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-108-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"120\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As an auk, razorbills show typical features of this bird family. They are black and white in appearance, they can both fly and swim, they spend most of the year on the open sea, and they breed along coastal cliffs. Like puffins.<\/p>\n<p>While I could not spot a common murre on the first afternoon at the cliffs in the southeast of Gr\u00edmsey, I observed razorbills on both afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>Is it always like that? Are razorbills more common than common murres on Gr\u00edmsey?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-109\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-109-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-109-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"121\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24537  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Razorbill\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-56-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-109-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-109-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"122\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24539  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Razorbills on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-57-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-110\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-110-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-110-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"123\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24541  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Razorbills on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-58-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-110-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-110-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"124\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24543  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-59-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-111\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-111-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-111-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"125\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As I have not been on Gr\u00edmsey for such a long time, I don\u2019t know if razorbills are indeed more common than common murres on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<p>A beautiful observation was when I saw the three auk species standing together on the cliffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-112\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-112-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-112-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"126\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24545  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-60-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-112-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-112-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"127\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24547  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-61-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-113\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-113-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-113-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"128\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Another bird species that was quite prominent on the island was the Arctic tern.<\/p>\n<p>If you visit Gr\u00edmsey, sooner or later you will make the acquaintance of Arctic terns and probably love and\/or \u201chate\u201d them.<\/p>\n<p>Although walking along a path close to Arctic terns can be quite uncomfortable, I still love these birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-114\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-114-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-114-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"129\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24549  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic tern in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-62-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-115\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-115-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-115-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"130\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>They are not only very beautiful and elegant birds, also, they have a very long migration behind every year!<\/p>\n<p>This strongly migratory bird can fly from the north of the Northern hemisphere to the south of the Southern hemisphere being an animal with the longest migration routes in the animal kingdom!<\/p>\n<p>This is quite smart. If it is summer in the north, they migrate to the north. And when summer is over in the north, they return to the south to skip winter in the north and spend summer in the south.<\/p>\n<p>On Gr\u00edmsey, I saw quite many of these fascinating birds on the many paths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-116\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-116-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-116-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"131\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24551  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-63-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-116-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-116-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"132\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24553  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-64-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-117\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-117-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-117-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"133\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-117-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>Do you want to read more about animal migrations? There is a book by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti - Where the animals go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-118\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-118-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-118-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"134\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Another good spot to observe Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey is a lake in the west of the island close to the village.<\/p>\n<p>At that lake you can not only observe Arctic terns, but also many other sea birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-119\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-119-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-119-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"135\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24555  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-65-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-120\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-120-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-120-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"136\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It was quite interesting to observe these fascinating birds. Sometimes they flew above the water surface. And other times they were taking a bath in the lake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-121\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-121-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-121-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"137\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24557  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-66-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-121-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-121-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"138\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24363  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-67-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-122\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-122-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-122-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"139\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>There is a reason why Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey appear quite aggressive (that is why you might \"hate\" them...).<\/p>\n<p>The reason are their chicks! As Arctic terns are quite protective birds, they attack every intruder who moves too close to their chicks.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I was walking on the path and I noticed a more aggressive behaviour than normal. If that was the case, I knew that a chick had to be around. In those moments I tried to move as quickly as possible to get out of that area. Usually, I did not see any chick.<\/p>\n<p>Just in one moment I saw a chick.<\/p>\n<p>I did not want to stay. I just took a quick photograph and left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-123\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-123-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-123-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"140\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24365  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic tern chick on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-68-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-124\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-124-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-124-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"141\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I love these birds even more for their protective behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Someone who has to move through an area with many Arctic terns, the best way to move is holding a stick up into the air, as Arctic terns typically attack the highest point.<\/p>\n<p>I saw two people moving through a meadow full with Arctic terns\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-125\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-125-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-125-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"142\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24559  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-69-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-125-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-125-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"143\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24561  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Arctic terns in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-70-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-126\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-126-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-126-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"144\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I think it is quite incredible how many different bird species live on such a small island like Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<p>There were two more birds I had already seen on Heligoland, but also live on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<p>On the one side the black-legged kittiwake, and on the other side, the northern fulmar.<\/p>\n<p>Black-legged kittiwakes are quite numerous both on Heligoland and on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-127\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-127-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-127-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"145\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24563  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black-legged kittiwake\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-71-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-128\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-128-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-128-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"146\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I saw quite many of them in the lake close to the village - together with the Arctic terns. But I also observed them in the northeast of the island where they breed in colonies and in the southeast close to the lighthouse where the puffins, murres and razorbills were.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-129\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-129-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-129-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"147\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24565  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black-legged kittiwake on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-72-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-130\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-130-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-130-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"148\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24567  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black-legged kittiwake on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-73-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-130-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-130-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"149\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24569  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black-legged kittiwake on Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-74-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-131\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-131-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-131-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"150\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Northern fulmars, in contrast, are very numerous on Gr\u00edmsey, but quite rare on Heligoland.<br \/>\nThey are very abundant in the North Atlantic and North Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Although they look quite like gulls, Northern fulmars are not gulls. They form a separate bird family, named <em>Procellariidae<\/em> including petrels and shearwaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-132\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-132-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-132-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"151\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24571  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Northern fulmar on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-75-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-133\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-133-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-133-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"152\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-133-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Another bird of the family <em>Procellariidae<\/em> is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-in-the-azores-pico-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scopoli's shearwater<\/a> which can be observed in the Azores. A good way to observe these birds is on a whale watching trip. Please look at one of my previous posts to get more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-134\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-134-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-134-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"153\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Very typical for the northern fulmar is its salt gland which helps to get rid of the excessive salt in the body. The excretion of high saline solution happens from their noses.<\/p>\n<p>Like puffins, Northern fulmars return to their nests year after year.<\/p>\n<p>Along my walks around the island, I spotted here and there a nesting northern fulmar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-135\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-135-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-135-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"154\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24573  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Northern fulmar on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-76-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-136\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-136-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-136-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"155\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24575  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Northern fulmars in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-77-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-136-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-136-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"156\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24577  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Northern fulmar on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-78-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-137\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-137-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-137-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"157\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Not that numerous on Gr\u00edmsey are other birds like common eider ducks or Eurasian oystercatchers.<\/p>\n<p>I only saw them, because I tried to be as attentive as possible to see as many birds as possible. In one moment, I saw an Eider duck (on the left) down the cliffs, and in another moment, I saw a Eurasian oystercatcher (on the right). As well, down the cliffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-138\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-138-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-138-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"158\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24579  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-79-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-138-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-138-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"159\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24581  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-80-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-139\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-139-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-139-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"160\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>It was very difficult to spot them. I almost oversaw them. But luckily, I could observe them from afar.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, not very difficult to oversee was the red-necked phalarope. I actually saw quite many of them, mostly anywhere on the paths or close to the paths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-140\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-140-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-140-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"161\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24583  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Red-necked phalarope on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-81-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-141\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-141-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-141-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"162\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Like many other birds on Iceland, red-necked phalaropes are home on the open sea. They breed in Arctic regions - like in Iceland - and spend most of the winter and migration on the open ocean.<\/p>\n<p>As females are the more brightly coloured sex in red-necked phalaropes, I had a close look at every individual I saw.<\/p>\n<p>On Gr\u00edmsey I saw them especially in the lake close to the village and on several paths in the west of the island. Sometimes taking a bath in small puddles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-142\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-142-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-142-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"163\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24585  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Red-necked phalarope on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-82-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-142-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-142-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"164\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24369  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Red-necked phalarope on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-83-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-143\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-143-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-143-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"165\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-143-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> Females in red-necked phalaropes are not only more brightly coloured than males, they are even larger and fight over males. Furthermore, only the males incubate the eggs and raises the chicks while females look for another mate after laying the eggs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-144\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-144-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-144-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"166\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Another beautiful and special bird on Gr\u00edmsey, which I frequently saw on the west of the island, was the European golden plover.<\/p>\n<p>Often, I heard their typical \u201ctuu\u201d call before actually seeing them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-145\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-145-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-145-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"167\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24587  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"European golden plover in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-84-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-146\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-146-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-146-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"168\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>European golden plovers are quite widespread in Iceland. I even saw them later in another region, that means, in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in the Westfjords.<\/p>\n<p>On Gr\u00edmsey, I saw them often anywhere on meadows. That is not surprising, as they breed on a variety of grasslands like meadows. They also might occur on moorland and heathlands.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the first European golden plover in Iceland indicates the end of the winter and the beginning of spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-147\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-147-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-147-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"169\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24589  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"European golden plover on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-85-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-147-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-147-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"170\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24591  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"European golden plover on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-86-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-148\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-148-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-148-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"171\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>A more inconspicuous and shy bird on Gr\u00edmsey was the common ringed plover. Common ringed plovers and European golden plovers are of the same bird family <em>Charadriidae<\/em>. The bird family comprises more than sixty species and are distributed worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>However, I saw a single common ringed plover only once on Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-149\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-149-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-149-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"172\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24593  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-87-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-150\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-150-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-150-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"173\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-150-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> In the past I saw plovers in Brazil like semipalmated plovers in <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/more-little-monkeys-and-lapwings-in-guarapari-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guarapari<\/a> and collared plovers in <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/a-natural-paradise-in-brazil-itaunas-in-espirito-santo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ita\u00fanas<\/a>. The Southern lapwing belongs to the same family and is a widespread species in Brazil. I saw them as well in Guarapari and Ita\u00fanas, but also in <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/bird-observation-in-ubatuba-a-paradise-for-birds-and-birders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubatuba<\/a>. In South Africa I spotted close to <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/oystercatchers-turacos-and-other-birds-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plettenberg Bay<\/a> a blacksmith lapwing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-151\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-151-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-151-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"174\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Similar to European golden plovers, red-shanks are \u201cloud\u201d birds. I heard quite frequently their typical piping call. Sometimes they were in flight. And sometimes they just found something to stay and let all the others know that they were there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-152\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-152-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-152-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"175\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24595  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Redshank in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-88-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-153\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-153-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-153-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"176\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>They are also quite common in Iceland and, in general, a widespread species.<\/p>\n<p>Common redshanks are migratory birds, however, unlike many other bird species mentioned here, they spend winter close to the coasts.<\/p>\n<p>On Gr\u00edmsey, they are easy to identify with their red legs and black-tipped red bills. However, there are several subspecies recognized. The common redshank on Iceland and the Faroe Islands is one subspecies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-154\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-154-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-154-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"177\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24597  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Redshank in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-89-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-154-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-154-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"178\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24599  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-90-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-155\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-155-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-155-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"179\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-155-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>The common redshank is a sandpiper of the family <em>Scolopacidae<\/em>. Other sandpiper species are dunlins, common snipes, red-necked phalaropes, Eurasian whimbrels, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/grey-seals-on-the-duene-of-heligoland-in-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruddy turnstones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-156\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-156-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-156-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"180\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>A closely related bird to the common redshank is the dunlin.<\/p>\n<p>I only saw them for a very short moment on a meadow. With its black belly it has something in common with the European golden plover, however, their plumage and bills differ from each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-157\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-157-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-157-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"181\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24601  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-91-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-158\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-158-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-158-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"182\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In contrast, I saw a common snipe on Gr\u00edmsey not only once, but twice!<\/p>\n<p>Common snipes are also closely related to dunlins and common redshanks. They are quite common on Iceland. In the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve I didn\u2019t see any common snipe, however, I heard quite often their typical call which they produce by vibrating their tail feathers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-159\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-159-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-159-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"183\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24603  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-92-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-160\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-160-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-160-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"184\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Another very common bird on Gr\u00edmsey is the snow bunting. I saw them quite often, and sometimes, they were sitting very close to me without any fear.<\/p>\n<p>The snow bunting is a sexually dimorphic species. Meaning, the male is white and has black wingtips and a black back during the breeding season while the female has a rufous coloured back. Only in winter both females and males share a rufous coloration of the back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-161\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-161-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-161-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"185\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24605  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Snow bunting on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-93-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-161-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-161-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"186\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24607  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Snow bunting in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-94-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-162\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-162-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-162-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"187\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-162-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Interesting:<\/strong><\/span> The snow bunting is the only passerine bird that winters that north. The only exception is the common raven which also can winter as far north as the snow bunting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-163\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-163-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-163-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"188\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>While I saw quite many redwings in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, I only saw a single redwing once on the ground close to a car when I was walking from the lighthouse in the south up to the village.<\/p>\n<p>I almost missed the bird, because as soon as it appeared as fast it vanished again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-164\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-164-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-164-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"189\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24609  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-95-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-165\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-165-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-165-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"190\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>There is one last bird, which I saw and would like to mention. I did not see this bird on the island, but in Dalv\u00edk - the place from where I took the ferry to Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<p>And this was a Eurasian whimbrel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-166\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-166-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-166-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"191\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24611  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird watching in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-96-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-167\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-167-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-167-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"192\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I only saw the bird from afar. As soon as it perceived me, it flew away.<\/p>\n<p>Dalv\u00edk is the village from where the ferry to Gr\u00edmsey leaves. In the next paragraph I give you some impressions of the place and its region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-168\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-168-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-168-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"193\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dalvik\"><\/span>Dalv\u00edk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-169\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-169-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-169-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"194\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Dalv\u00edk is a very small village. Very small. With only about less than 1.400 inhabitants, Dalv\u00edk is still a place with relatively many visitors. Probably due to Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-170\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-170-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-170-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"195\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24613  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-97-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-171\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-171-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-171-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"196\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Because of the harbour in Dalv\u00edk, the village is important for import and fishing in the north of Iceland. Of course, the harbour is also the place to leave for Gr\u00edmsey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-172\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-172-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-172-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"197\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24615  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-98-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-172-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-172-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"198\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24617  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-99-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-173\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-173-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-173-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"199\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Dalv\u00edk is a drive of just about 40 km from Akureyri.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived in the evening in Dalv\u00edk and stayed at the hostel. On the next day, I left for Gr\u00edmsey. After a night on Gr\u00edmsey, I stayed for another night in the hostel in Dalv\u00edk. Everything was quite uncomplicated in the hostel and in Dalv\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>As I was in Dalv\u00edk just for a short time, I did not see so much of the village. Of course, I left the hostel, but the first thing I did was to head to the mountains and the surrounding beautiful landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-174\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-174-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-174-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"200\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24619  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-100-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-175\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-175-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-175-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"201\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I did not know where to look at first.<\/p>\n<p>The landscapes were just too beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>The snow-covered mountains on the one hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-176\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-176-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-176-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"202\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24379  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-101-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-177\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-177-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-177-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"203\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>And the lilac lupins on the other hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-178\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-178-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-178-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"204\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24623  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-102-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-179\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-179-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-179-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"205\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I imagined how life might look like living in such a place\u2026<\/p>\n<p>However, I also must mention that I was very lucky with the weather on the first day. No rain and no wind.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, warm light and for Iceland nice temperatures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-180\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-180-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-180-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"206\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24625  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dalv\u00edk in Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-103-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-181\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-181-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-181-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"207\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Dalv\u00edk is small, but every minute was worth to spend it there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-182\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-182-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-182-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"208\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-182-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> It is also possible to go whale watching in Dalv\u00edk. If you want to know more about whale watching in Dalv\u00edk or in other places like H\u00fasavik, please visit either the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalvikurbyggd.is\/is\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">official website<\/a> of Dalv\u00edk or check my other blog entries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-183\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-183-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-183-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"209\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practical_information\"><\/span>Practical information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-184\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-184-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-184-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"210\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_there\"><\/span>How to get there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-185\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-185-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-185-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"211\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Dalv\u00edk was my first travel destination in Iceland, as I wanted to visit Gr\u00edmsey. I arrived at the Keflav\u00edk airport close to Reykjav\u00edk. I stayed one night in Reykjav\u00edk and took a bus to the north on the next morning. I wanted to take the bus from Reykjav\u00edk to Dalv\u00edk. There is a bus, however, not every day. Unfortunately, as the website of the bus company does not work properly, I could travel only until Akureyri and there was no bus from Akureyri to Dalv\u00edk on the day of my bus journey.<\/p>\n<p>I was very surprised!<\/p>\n<p>Later in the hostel I learned that I am not the only one who had problems with the website of the bus company. I cannot really tell why I got the wrong information, but maybe I would have had the correct information if I would have looked for a connection from Reykjavik to Akureyri and then from Akureyri to Dalv\u00edk and not from Reykjavik to Dalv\u00edk, but how should I have known about this before my journey?<br \/>\nAnyway, in Akureyri I was at the bus station and wondering how to get to Dalv\u00edk. In a close-by tourist information point the woman suggested me to hitchhike, take a taxi or rent a car.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the taxi would have cost more than 200 Euros and renting a car was no option, as there was no point of the car rental company in Dalv\u00edk to leave the car.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I only could hitchhike.<\/p>\n<p>I was lucky. The first person took me by car to a spot with lots of traffic. Another person finally stopped and took me to Dalv\u00edk, as they passed the village on their journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-186\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-186-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-186-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"212\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24627  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Landscape in the north of Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-104-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-187\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-187-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-187-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"213\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-187-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>The bus company is <a href=\"https:\/\/straeto.is\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Straeto<\/a>. There are buses and it is possible to travel by bus, however, it is important to be careful with the information on the website. I highly suggest to get the information at the corresponding bus stops. Even the people in the tourist information centres do not have the correct timetables of the different buses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-188\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-188-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-188-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"214\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Later I found out that hitchhiking is quite common in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I\u2019m not the person who enjoys hitchhiking, but in that moment, I had to and everything worked.<\/p>\n<p>More reliable, in contrast, is the ferry from Dalv\u00edk to Gr\u00edmsey. The company\u2019s name is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.samskip.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">S\u00e6fari<\/a>. There are trips throughout the year. One trip takes about three hours. Take this into account when visiting Gr\u00edmsey just for one day without staying overnight!<\/p>\n<p>Please check the website of the ferry company to get most up to date information about the timetable and the prices. For both tickets I paid 8.000 ISK.<\/p>\n<p>The journey on the sea was calm with spectacular views. Just see for yourself!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-189\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-189-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-189-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"215\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24629  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Landscape in the north of Iceland\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-105-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-190\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-190-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-190-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"216\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accommodation\"><\/span>Accommodation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-191\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-191-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-191-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"217\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>I stayed at the Dalv\u00edk Hostel Gimli in the street Hafnarbraut 4, 620 Dalv\u00edk, Iceland. It was a very nice, comfortable, and clean hostel just opposite of a restaurant and the harbour.<\/p>\n<p>I paid 65,55 Euros for one night in a single room.<\/p>\n<p>On Gr\u00edmsey I stayed at the guesthouse Gulls\u00f3l and paid 7.500 ISK for one night in a single room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-192\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-192-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-192-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"218\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-192-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong> <\/span>Please not that I booked on different websites. Therefore, I paid either in Euros or in Icelandic Krona. As I booked directly on the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gullsol.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gulls\u00f3l hostel<\/a> for the night on Gr\u00edmsey, I could pay directly in the guesthouse and not in advance via a booking platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-193\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-193-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-193-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"219\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_information\"><\/span>More information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-194\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-194-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-194-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"220\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24308-194-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Information about <a href=\"https:\/\/projectpuffin.audubon.org\/birds\/puffin-faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">puffins<\/a> in general<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/field-guide\/bird\/atlantic-puffin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Information<\/a> about the Atlantic puffin<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic puffins on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_puffin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akureyri.is\/grimsey-en\/orbis-et-globus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Orbis et Globus<\/a> on Gr\u00edmsey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akureyri.is\/grimsey-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Official website<\/a> of Gr\u00edmsey<\/p>\n<p>More about the migration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carstenegevang.com\/single-post\/the-arctic-tern-extreme-migration-from-pole-to-pole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arctic terns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/whale-watching-in-husavik-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whale skeleton<\/a> from Gr\u00edmsey in the H\u00fasav\u00edk Whale Museum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-195\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-195-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-195-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"221\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24410  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-24308-195-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-195-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"222\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-24412  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Puffins on Gr\u00edmsey\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-2-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-24308-196\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24308-196-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24308-196-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"223\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Have you ever seen puffins on Gr\u00edmsey or at any other place? If you have been on Gr\u00edmsey, which other bird species have you seen? Do you know another good place to observe puffins? 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