![]() ![]() ![]() The Latrabjarg puffin cliffs are far off of Iceland’s beaten path. But, after all our research, we finally found the best place to see puffins in Iceland, and we’re going to share it with you! And, puffins are only in Iceland at certain times of the year. Puffins can only be found in a few places in Iceland. But figuring out where to see puffins in Iceland wasn’t easy. We share the most dramatic bird cliffs and Instagram-worthy puffin islands Iceland has.ĭuring our 14-day road trip through Iceland, our son C was most excited to see the Puffins Iceland has become famous for. Not a Cloud in the Sky.Searching for where to see puffins in Iceland? Look no further. ![]() Manx ShearwatersĪll this was played out with a backdrop of dramatic Cornish cliffs which were still smouldering with the last of the early morning mist. ![]() I paddled quietly over to investigate and sat in the middle of an Improbability (the correct collective term for a group of shearwaters) of about three hundred individuals, soaking up the extreme natural and wilderness experience that few are lucky enough to enjoy. The moment the wind started to blow I turned for the shore, but my bee-line was bent when I heard the pigeon-like cooing of a raft of Manx Shearwaters having a bit of a social. Paddling up to a Guillemot on the water is not necessary…if you sit absolutely still they will come to you! Guillemot Guillemot Colony, North CornwallĪ truly remarkable sight, made even more so when you appreciate the beauty of an individual bird up close. Many hundreds of birds were packed together on the ledges like ninepins. The Puffin got peckish and disappeared below the surface, so I let the current carry me past the face of the island where the next item on the wildlife agenda was a large Guillemot colony. Throw a few waves into the equation as well and you can actually be looking UP at your chosen subject…very nice indeed!Ī view you could never get from a powered boat which is the normal, and sensible, way of getting out to see the Puffins of Cornwall. The lens is looking into their eye on just about the same level…nice! Taking photographs from only two feet above the surface of the water gives a very photogenic perspective of all the creatures I love to see. To make matters worse my coffee tipped over.įortunately one or two pics made the cut: Puffin Island Puffin The camera zoom also magnifies the movement of the kayak so as I was being bounced around I ended up with several hundred images of blurred patches of sea where a Puffin had just been. It was extremely challenging to photograph as it was swimming in the strong tidal current between island and mainland which exaggerates any sort of waves. Picking out one or two Puffins bobbing amongst a throng of several hundred Guillemots and Razorbills might seem like an impossible task as they all look similar from a distance.įortunately it’s easier than you might think because they tend to be aloof of the main crowd and their white faces and dumpy deportment are visible from afar. My approach to Puffin Island was timed to perfection because the mist was clearing just as I was ready to head offshore. I couldn’t resist paddling out so that I could hear them whisk past my earholes. They normally pass far out to sea but were clearly disorientated by the murk so, like me, were hugging the coast. How cool is that? Fog-bow…Port Isaac BayĮqually as enthralling were hundreds, probably thousands, of Manx Shearwaters that were zipping past a few hundred metres offshore. I stuck close to the cliffs until the mist started to lift and I encountered my first major fog-bow. There was only one problem…it was above a layer of dense fog. I like to get a Puffin ‘fix’ each year, so when I noticed a forecast of slack winds and sunshine for a few hours one morning a couple of days ago I was braced for an early start.Īs I paddled out into Port Isaac Bay at 6am the sea was completely flat and I could see the sun. An island off Boscastle where there are two or three pairs Puffin Island near Polzeath where there are approximately half-a-dozen pairs maybe a pair on The Brisons off Land’s End. I have encountered them at two, possibly three sites. Observing such a perky little creature around the coast of Cornwall is not easy, however, because only a handful of birds breed on islands close to the mainland. ![]()
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