cloudarms
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Hey peeps!
I'll be going to Iceland for a (mostly non-birding) trip with my husband in February. As any avid birder/lister though, I have got to get some birding in while there. The plan is to stay about a week: three nights in Reykjavik, three nights in Vik. He's not opposed to birding (he suggested a couple birding days on our honeymoon in Mexico; I've got a good one), but when I travel with him it's not our main focus.
With that in mind, and given where we'll be traveling, does anyone have any tips as to good spots to hit up? I fully understand that the days are much shorter at this time and it's not exactly the most fruitful time of year for birding in the area, but would love to see a few target species in particular:
King Eider
White-tailed Eagle
Gyrfalcon (I know it's protected, I just want to know it's not impossible)
Thick-billed Murre
Water Rail
... and of course others, but I feel like even the above may be a tall order
Really, just looking for any birding areas that are promising this time of year since we'll only be birding at most half of the time.
Any tips you've got please send 'em my way. Thanks so much!
I'll be going to Iceland for a (mostly non-birding) trip with my husband in February. As any avid birder/lister though, I have got to get some birding in while there. The plan is to stay about a week: three nights in Reykjavik, three nights in Vik. He's not opposed to birding (he suggested a couple birding days on our honeymoon in Mexico; I've got a good one), but when I travel with him it's not our main focus.
With that in mind, and given where we'll be traveling, does anyone have any tips as to good spots to hit up? I fully understand that the days are much shorter at this time and it's not exactly the most fruitful time of year for birding in the area, but would love to see a few target species in particular:
King Eider
White-tailed Eagle
Gyrfalcon (I know it's protected, I just want to know it's not impossible)
Thick-billed Murre
Water Rail
... and of course others, but I feel like even the above may be a tall order
Really, just looking for any birding areas that are promising this time of year since we'll only be birding at most half of the time.
Any tips you've got please send 'em my way. Thanks so much!