3 May 2019Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, umhverfis- og auðlindaráðherra, undirritaði í dag friðlýsingu Akureyjar í Kollafirði. Verndargildi eyjunnar er ekki síst fólgið í mikilvægi hennar sem sjófuglabyggðar.
24 Apr 2018The report, which provides a comprehensive look at the health of bird populations globally, has found that the extinction crisis has spread so far that even some well-known species are now in danger. T
25 Aug 2017 A puffling wandered into Skúlagata, a busy seaside street in the Reykjavik city centre last night. It's exremely rare to see pufflings in Reykjavik and this one was lucky enough to end up in the safe hands of SAR team member and Westman Islander Ármann Ragnar Ægisson who found it.
9 May 2017The port at Drangey Island in North Iceland is being rebuilt after winter storms. Drangey is one of the biggest colony of puffins in the area, and a popular destination to explore nature for both local and foreign tourists. Locals from the area also visit the island to gather eggs and hunt.
18 Apr 2017First puffins of the summer have arrived in the Westman Islands. They were first spotted in the sea by the islands on Easter Sunday, and later in the evening they arrived at shore.
19 Sep 2016Puffins make burrows lined with grass, leaves and feathers for their chicks, known as pufflings. Nature photographer Josh Jaggard captured one slightly silly puffin trying to get a large feather into his nest.
22 Jun 2016The Westman Islands are the site of one of Iceland's three main puffin colonies. The majority of the world's population of puffins breeds in Iceland but the past decade has seen a significant decline.
30 Apr 2016Tourist shops or what Icelanders refer to as "puffin shops" are constantly on the increase in Reykjavik. Our unscientific research shows that puffins prey on innocent tourists in over 21 shops in the city centre.
27 Mar 2016Welcome to the third in our four-part Easter series presenting and celebrating some of the islands which decorate the edges of this island nation. Our next destination is Flatey.
