Northern Isles Iceland and Scotland Voyage Map September 5-September 13 2023

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Northern Isles: Iceland & Scotland

Reykjavík, Iceland to Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

September 5 – September 13, 2023

Total Nautical Miles = 1,422.4 nm

1 – Reykjavík, Iceland (September 5)

2 – Heimaey, Iceland (September 6)

3 – Seydisfjördur, Iceland (September 7)

4 – Torshavn, Faroe Islands (September 8)

5 – Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland (September 9)

6 – Stromness , Orkney Islands, Scotland (September 10)

7 – Fair Isle, Scotland ZL, SC, K (September 11)

8 – Aberdeen, Scotland (September 12)

9 – Leith, Edinburgh (September 13)

ZL = Zodiac Landing

SC = Ship Cruise

K = Kayaking

Captain Erwan Le Rouzic Discovery Leader Helena Schofield
Iceland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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United Kingdom Faroe Islands

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BIRDS

Ducks, Geese and Swans

Greylag Goose Anser anser

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Common/Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

King Eider Somateria spectabilis

Common Eider Somateria mollissima

Common (Black) Scoter Melanitta nigra

Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea X

Gamebirds

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Shorebirds

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus X X

European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula X

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres X

Red Knot Calidris canutus

Sanderling Calidris alba

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Red (Grey) Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius X

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa Limosa

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Common Redshank Tringa totanus X

Skuas and Jaegers

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

Great Skua Stercorarius skua X X

Northern Isles: Iceland & Scotland | September 5 – September 13, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 5/9 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9 10/9 11/9 12/9 13/9
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BIRDS (continued)

Alcids

Common Murre Uria aalge

Thick-billed Murre (Brunnich's Guillemot) Uria lomvia

Merlin Falco columbarius

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Gulls and Terns

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Common Gull Larus canus

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

Black-headed Gull Choicocephalus ridibundus

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

Shags and Cormorants

Shag Phalacrocorax carbo

Cormorant Phalacrocoracidae

Loons (Divers)

Common Loon Gavia immer

Northern Isles: Iceland & Scotland | September 5 – September 13, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 5/9 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9 10/9 11/9 12/9 13/9
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X X Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle X X Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica X Little Auk Alle alle X Gannets
Gannet Morus bassanus X X X X
Razorbill Alca torda
Northern
Birds of Prey
Eagle
White Tailed Eagle - Sea
Haliaeetus albicilla
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Tubenoses Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis

BIRDS (continued)

MAMMALS

Baleen Whales

Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus

Toothed Whales

Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Dolphins

White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas

Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus

Killer Whale (Orca) Orcinus orca

Northern Isles: Iceland & Scotland | September 5 – September 13, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 5/9 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9 10/9 11/9 12/9 13/9
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Passerines Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica White Wagtail Motacilla alba X X X Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes X X Field Fare Turdus pilaris Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redwing Turdus iliacus X Great Tit Parus major X Blue Tit Parus caeruleus X Robin Erithacus rubecula X Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus X Song Thrush Turdus philomelos X Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Feral Pigeon Columba Livia X X Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer Domesticus X Starling Sturnus vulgaris X X X X Corvid Rook Corvus frugilegus Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix X X X X Common Raven Corvus corax X X X
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MAMMALS (continued) Porpoises Harbour

LAND MAMMALS

Arctic Reindeer Rangifer tarandus eogroenlandicus

Orkney Vole Microtus arvalis orcdensis

Scottish Wildcat Felis silvestris

Northern Isles: Iceland & Scotland | September 5 – September 13, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 5/9 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9 10/9 11/9 12/9 13/9
Porpoise Phocoena
Whales
Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus X Seals Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina X X Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus X X X Porpoises Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Beaked Whales Nothern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus X Seals Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina X X Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus X X X
phocoena Beaked
Nothern
Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus
Oryctolagus
European Rabbit
cuniculus X
Additional
Lion's Mane Jellyfish Cyanea capillata X X White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum X X Great Yellow Bumblebee Bombus distinguendus X Moss Carder Bumblebee Bombus muscorum X Red Admiral Butterfly Vanessa atalanta X Common Sea Urchin Echinus esculentus X
Amazing Wildlife, Wildflowers and other Flora Sightings

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