Puffins in Iceland - exact locations
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Puffins in Iceland - exact locations
Vacay Katie
Puffins are cute and colourful - no wonder many people come to Iceland to see them live. But despite what some people might think, it’s not that easy to spot them.
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In this guide you’ll find the best and easiest places to see puffins in Iceland. The map highlights not only the popular spots you usually read about (which might be full of tourists scarying the little birds off) but also some lesser known locations of puffin colonies.
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Vestmannaeyjar
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The world‘s largest colony of puffins – around 1.1 million return to the island each year.
The locals are so used to the puffins being a part of their summers, that each year children walk along the streets looking for baby birds that got confused by the street lights and flown into town instead of out to sea. These babies are kept overnight in the houses of the locals, fed, and then released out to the ocean the next day.
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Dyrhólaey
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The most well known location famous for its iconic sea arch. In summertime you can find hundreds of puffins here.
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Borgarfjörður eystri
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A beautiful hiking area with a viewing platform nearby - an excellent spot to find these beautiful birds
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Krísuvíkurberg Cliffs
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Around 60,000 birds breed here, including fulmars, guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes. You might be lucky to see puffins too, however the rocky cliffs are not very suitable for the burrows they dig in the ground.
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Lundey
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Lundey is also known as ‘Puffin Island’, and it’s a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Reykjavík. It’s known for its incredible bird-watching opportunities - and puffins will also be there May to September.
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Tjörnes
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To get the best view of the puffins, hike for 15 minutes to the outermost tip of Tjörnes called Voladalstorfa
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Vacay Katie
Hi, I'm Katie, an European on a mission to see the world - and then share it with you! I've seen *almost* the entire Europe and last year left the "safer" destinations and traveled farther from home: to Vietnam, Jordan and Mexico.
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༄ My home base is Poland
༄ I've visited 29 countries
༄ Not sure how relevant that is but I can sing in 17 languages
༄ I'm extremely honest - so if a place/tour/restaurant sucked, I'm going to tell you
༄ I love both famous sites and underrated, unique hidden gems - so in my guides I'll feature both so that you can choose whatever you prefer
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