Sunday 15 May 2011

Seabirds on Hornoy Island, Vardo, Norway

Hornoy Island is ten minutes by boat from Vardo. The visit here has left a lasting impression - it is the home of 150 thousand seabirds, with up to 10,000 pairs of Puffin, 3500 pairs of Guillemot, 500 Razorbill and 3-400 pairs of Brunnich's Guillemot. The noise and smell can only be imagined! We also saw a single drake King Eider here as well as Sea Eagle. The latter is particularly fond of Kittiwakes and they have developed a unique way of catching them, as described below in an earlier post.









Brunnich's Guillemot

Sea Eagles, the commonest raptor in Varanger


Shag close up

Razorbill

Common Guillemot and Bridled Guillemt






5 comments:

  1. I like puffins! They are cute!

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  2. Looks like an outstanding trip Steve, the Sea Eagles are awesome, I don't think I could handle the Pelagic.
    Sam

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  3. superb set Steve from a place I would love to visit some day.

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  4. Another great selection of images Steve.

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