Golden plovers nest on Surtsey
29 May 2009 Filed in: Wildlife
Our brief news
item in March concerning golden plovers
returning to Iceland didn’t foresee an
important new record of their Icelandic
distribution...
Golden plovers have bred on Surtsey for the first time reports the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. A recent expedition to the new volcanic island (Surtsey formed in an undersea volcanic eruption in 1963) discovered the plover’s nest. There are now 15 species of birds recorded breeding there.
Good news for plovers and it really is very interesting to see the continuing pattern of natural settlement occurring on the island.
Golden plovers have bred on Surtsey for the first time reports the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. A recent expedition to the new volcanic island (Surtsey formed in an undersea volcanic eruption in 1963) discovered the plover’s nest. There are now 15 species of birds recorded breeding there.
Good news for plovers and it really is very interesting to see the continuing pattern of natural settlement occurring on the island.