Black guillemot surveys on Vigur and Æðey
In the first two weeks of May, Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða completed its third annual survey of the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) colony on Vigur Island. This year, the island of Æðey was also added to this monitoring program, which commenced in 2022. A total of four counts on Vigur, and two counts on Æðey, were completed. During the pre-egg-laying period, black guillemots gather closely at...Read More
Goldcrest sighted again in Ísafjörður
A Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) sighting in Ísafjörður (near Jónsgarður) has once again been reported to Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða, September 20. A previous sighting from the same individual was on March 22 of the same year. This tiny passerine is not common in the Westfjords and is found in small numbers around the rest of the country since a breeding population had settled in Iceland in the...Read MoreBlack Guillemot Count on Vigur Island
The staff of Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða made two visits to Vigur Island (May 3-4 and 10-11) to conduct a population count of black guillemots (Cepphus grylle). Vigur Island is believed to host the largest breeding population of these birds in Iceland, making it crucial to better understand and monitor their numbers over the years. During the pre-breeding and breeding season, black guillemots...Read More
Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða Annual Report 2022
The 2022 annual report for Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða is now published. In the report you can see descriptions of the projects that were carried out at NAVE last year and you can read it at: https://en.nave.is/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Arsskyrsla-2022_minnkud.pdf The working year of 2022 was diverse, and various projects were carried out both as a part of research grants and as...Read More