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Vestmannaeyjar

Suðurland  >  Iceland

Island with cliffs and grassy slopes where you can see thousands of Macareux moine, Mouette tridactyle and Fulmar boréal up close.

Ajouté* par René Janssen
Dernière actualisation 28 septembre 2024

Description

Vestmannaeyjar (or Westman Islands) is an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The Westman Islands are home to approximately 2.5 million breeding pairs of seabirds. Among these, nearly half are Macareux moine. More than 30 other species of birds nest in the cliffs and grassy ledges. The largest island, Heimaey, is a great place for watching seabirds and easy accessible, also by car. From the parking lot you can walk to the cliffs with breeding birds such as Guillemot de Troïl, Fou de Bassan, Macareux moine, Mouette tridactyle and Fulmar boréal and look out over the sea. Also a chance of orca, seals and various other birds such as Eider à duvet, Goéland bourgmestre, Huîtrier pie, Guillemot à miroir, Courlis corlieu, Grand Gravelot, Bergeronnette grise and Pipit farlouse.

Détails

Accès

Vestmannaeyjar can be reached by ferry service from Landeyjahöfn. It offers several scheduled trips daily, with a sailing time of 45 minutes. On the southern peninsula of the island there is a parking lot on a hill from which you can walk in any direction. There is also a bird hide 3 minutes from the parking lot where you can stay dry.

Terrain et Habitat

Mer/océan , Canyon/falaise

Conditions

Vallonné

Boucle

Oui

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Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Eté , Automne

Meilleure période pour une visite

Printemps , Eté

Itinéraire

Sentier large , Sentier étroit

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Durée de la marche

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

Liens

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