Birds in Iceland

Discover 8 places to experience unusual birds in Iceland.

The great auk statue

Great Auk Sculpture at Valahnúkamöl

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

Uppspretta.

Reykjanesbær, Iceland

Uppspretta

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

Puffins on Heimaey.

Heimaey, Iceland

World's Largest Puffin Colony

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Puffins at Látrabjarg.

Látrabjarg

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The Eggs of Merry Bay by Sigurð Guðmundsson.

The Eggs of Merry Bay

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

Krýsuvíkurbjarg.

Krýsuvíkurbjarg (Krýsuvík Cliffs)

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Drangey Island and old woman Kerlingin.

Drangey Island

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Husavik, Iceland

Sigurgeirs Bird Museum

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.