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GWB77

Grafham Water Birder

• Mar 13, 2017

• #1

Can anyone recommend a site with a reasonable chance of seeing Arctic Fox in early-May (Western Iceland region preferably). My wife would be thrilled to see some of these (plus it will buy me bonus points when I have to drag her along to look at Gulls!).

 

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amears

Well-known member

• Mar 13, 2017

• #2

The cliffs at Latraberg (spelling??) were a great bet in 2007 for us, I suspect they still are. Web search for 'andy mears Iceland' and my short report will pop up... All the details you need are in there.

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Mar 13, 2017

• #3

Think they've become a lot easier on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in recent years too.

 

redeyedvideo

It's like water off a duck's back!

• Mar 13, 2017

• #4

amears said:

The cliffs at Latraberg (spelling??) were a great bet in 2007 for us, I suspect they still are. Web search for 'andy mears Iceland' and my short report will pop up... All the details you need are in there.

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Thanks for this. I'm heading there in June, I've hired a camper van and hoping the weather's on our side.

 

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fdokykcu

Well-known member

• Mar 14, 2017

• #5

I was lucky enough to find this one about at 9:00 a-m. near the car park at Látrabjarg last year, 3rd june Close enough to the puffins' cliffs, as you can gather... Fantastic birding place too

 

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amears

Well-known member

• Mar 14, 2017

• #6

Best of luck, Mark and Dave,
Andy

 

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GWB77

Grafham Water Birder

• Mar 15, 2017

• #7

Thanks for the feedback everyone

 

redeyedvideo

It's like water off a duck's back!

• Mar 15, 2017

• #8

fdokykcu said:

I was lucky enough to find this one about at 9:00 a-m. near the car park at Látrabjarg last year, 3rd june Close enough to the puffins' cliffs, as you can gather... Fantastic birding place too

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Wow, looks like I'll be changing my itinerary. Great shots!

amears said:

Best of luck, Mark and Dave,
Andy

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Cheers Andy. :t:

 

redeyedvideo

It's like water off a duck's back!

• Jun 12, 2017

• #9

GWB77 said:

Can anyone recommend a site with a reasonable chance of seeing Arctic Fox in early-May (Western Iceland region preferably). My wife would be thrilled to see some of these (plus it will buy me bonus points when I have to drag her along to look at Gulls!).

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How did you do?

We made a last minute decision to go to Látrabjarg when we were heading back from Mývatn. If I'd known just how bad the roads were I wouldn't have made the effort but we did see one fox cross the road about 40km before Látrabjarg and another glimpsed on the way back at about 11.30pm.

Oh, and I ticked Brunnich's Guillemot.