FAREWELL PUFFINS OF LUNDEY - UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
In light of the small number of puffins that still rests around Lundey (Puffin Island) at this point, we have decided to finish the puffin season as of today, 16th of August.
From now on our "GG2 Big Whale Safari and Puffins" will no longer stop by the island to observe the "Clowns of the Sea", but focus on more whale watching instead.
Puffins are pelagic birds and therefore spend most of their life and time out on the open ocean. Their annual nesting season, which starts in early April, is the only time of the year these birds touch land. Therefore, throughout the last months, we were able to watch them go about their daily life by Puffin Island.
Depending on the colony, puffins then return to the open sea sometime between mid and end of August - that is once the so-called pufflings (their offsprings) have flegded.
Even though it's always sad seeing all these adorable puffins disappear from Lundey, let's take it as a good sign: their nesting was seemingly successful!
And while they have now left the island behind, there's still a great chance you might spot some floating on the waters of Skjálfandi Bay to the end of the month. So keep your eyes open while sailing out in search for whales!
Farewell until we meet again next spring, little puffins!
Photos: Sarah Arndt (captain / guide)
