SEI WHALES + HUMPBACKS + MINKES + DOLPHINS

Today has been a very good day for whale watching and four species of whales have been spotted today in beautiful weather! We even spotted sei whales, which are seldom seen in Skjálfandi Bay.







Sei whale is a part of the baleen whale family and is in fact the third largest rorqual after the blue whale and fin whales. They can reach up to 20 metres in length and ca. 30 tonnes! It is estimated that 10.000 individuals travel to Icelandic waters every summer, feeding mainly on plankton, krill and small fish. Sei whales are more common in the west of Iceland, so we don’t get them often in our bay.

The bay is full of life and other sightings on our tours today have been humpback whales, minkes and dolphins.

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