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
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