Spring equinox and “Lóan er komin” – although warmth still elusive for Iceland
Iceland’s most beloved migratory bird, the ‘lóa’ (golden plover) has arrived and is heralded as a harbinger of spring. But although ...
Iceland welcomes first migratory birds of the year
The year’s first migratory birds have arrived in Iceland, giving the country’s land dwellers their first glimpse (and sound) of spring.
Research released into Icelandic birds’ preferences
The results of a survey on birdlife in Iceland suggest that snipes and meadow pipits enjoy large areas of lupines, where a different selection of inse...
20 raven lady calls on Iceland to feed in winter
Bird fans in southwest Iceland are again calling on the whole country to do more to feed wild birds in winter. They fear that small birds are not gett...
Birdwatchers 1, ice skaters 0
While the unseasonably warm weather in Finland has left wannabe ice skaters out in the cold, bird watchers have been counting their chickens thanks to...
Icelandic residents urged to help birds in cold weather
Icelandic ornithologists have appealed to the media, asking them to remind people of the importance of feeding garden birds during extended cold snaps...
Iceland ptarmigan hunting season begins
Iceland’s annual ptarmigan hunting season begins today; despite diminishing numbers of the grouse-like bird.
Iceland’s sea bird stock ‘in dismal shape’
The nesting season of many types of sea bird all around Iceland has been poor this year and there is an all-out puffin and Arctic tern collapse in pro...