Most of these birds were recorded on the icelandic Westfjords near Hólmavík and Drangsnes.
The area around Hvammur cottages (by the riverbank of Bjarnafjarðará in Strandir) is also full of birds. It is very nice residing there, with a private hot tub:
https://hvammurcottages.is/

Furthermore, the Látrabjarg cliffs (very west end of Iceland) are famous for birders.

Lake Mývatn on the main island is also a paradise for ornithologists.
At Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon you´ll find a lot of eider ducks, that are not too shy.

If you want to watch puffins, you best do the ingólfshöfði puffin tour in the south of Iceland:
https://www.fromcoasttomountains.com/
This guided tour is a lot of fun, including a drive though the shallow sea with a tractor.

Also at Borgarfjarðarhöfn at Bakkagerði (nordeast peak of Iceland) you´ll find a lot of puffins, and at Dyrhólaey (in the south) you also have chances.


It is said, that on Grimsey Island Nature Reserve (West Fjords) and Hrisey (near Akureyri) should also be a lot of puffins. But so far I have not been there... YET :)





TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Redwing: Turdus iliacus
00:14 Whimbrel: Numenius phaeopus
00:25 Common Snipe: Gallinago gallinago
00:31 Arctic Tern: Sterna paradisaea
00:49 Rock Ptarmigan: Lagopus muta
01:25 Whooper Swan: Cygnus cygnus
01:37 Atlantic Puffin: Fratercula arctica
02:00 Snow Bunting: Plectrophenax nivalis
02:12 Eurasian Oystercatcher: Haematopus ostralegus
02:24 Purple Sandpiper: Calidris maritima
02:36 Eurasian Wigeon: Mareca Penelope
02:43 Eider Duck: Somateria mollissima
03:01 Ringed Plover: Charadrius hiaticula
03:07 Golden Plover: Pluvialis apricaria
03:30 Black Guillemot: Cepphus grylle
04:02 START BIRD CALLS
04:09 Þingeyjarsveit: Vindbelgjarfjall at Lake Mývatn
04:27 Outro: pictures of Arctic Terns feeding





Question: Do you know the bird that swims along the eider ducks?



This video is shot freehand and manually focused.

EQUIPMENT:
Fujifilm XH1 camera
XF 1024 F4 R OIS WR lens
XF 70300 F45,6 R LM OIS WR lens
XF 1,4 TC WR teleconverter

Some scenes have been recorded on my smartphone: Samsung Galaxy A53 5G


SOUND recording:
Røde Videomic Pro+
(with deadcat mounted)


MUSIC found in YouTube Audio Library:
Acoustic Guitar Instrumental Beat 2018 #2


Enjoy the video :)