What's it like here in winter?
31 December 2008 Filed in: Wildlife
This question is often asked on our summer tours
and now you’ve the chance to find out for yourself.
Iceland's wildlife has to struggle to survive the harsh winter conditions and often congregates around the coast or other sheltered areas. We expect to see several different species of wildfowl including harlequin ducks, perhaps surfing in the sea, and Barrow's goldeneye. There are lots of gulls including glaucous gull and the eponymous Iceland gull on the coasts and in harbours. Further inland we should encounter large flocks of snow buntings, ptarmigans in their white winter plumage, there's always the chance of a gyr falcon or even white-tailed eagle and, if we’re lucky, an arctic fox. Of course, all this is complemented by the dramatic landscapes and geology of Iceland and, if the skies are clear, displays of the aurora borealis.
Contact us for more details.
Iceland's wildlife has to struggle to survive the harsh winter conditions and often congregates around the coast or other sheltered areas. We expect to see several different species of wildfowl including harlequin ducks, perhaps surfing in the sea, and Barrow's goldeneye. There are lots of gulls including glaucous gull and the eponymous Iceland gull on the coasts and in harbours. Further inland we should encounter large flocks of snow buntings, ptarmigans in their white winter plumage, there's always the chance of a gyr falcon or even white-tailed eagle and, if we’re lucky, an arctic fox. Of course, all this is complemented by the dramatic landscapes and geology of Iceland and, if the skies are clear, displays of the aurora borealis.
Contact us for more details.