Showing posts with label Sea Eagle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sea Eagle. Show all posts

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