Never try to touch a puffin, unless it is very clearly lost and in need of rescue.If approaching on a cliff, do not get right to the edge puffins dig burrows into cliffs, so you could inadvertently step on a weak piece of earth and crush their nest (of course, this poses a danger to people too, considering some of Iceland’s cliffs are hundreds of metres tall).If puffin watching, therefore, heed the following guidelines to ensure the experience is as pleasant for you as it is botherless for the bird in question. This is an incredible opportunity to connect with nature, but, of course, needs to be done so with respect to the animal. When they are nesting, puffins are often very easy to see and approach in spite of being hunted and having their eggs raided in Iceland for a millennium, they have very little fear of people, and it is easy to get within a metre of them in some places. There are certain places along the coast where they nest in vast numbers, which you can rent a car to drive to and approach yourself, and boat tours from destinations all around the country that will take you to islands that they seasonally colonise. There are many ways in which you can enjoy the puffins up close. This occurs throughout the summer therefore, the puffin-watching season in Iceland lasts from June to September.
Puffins roost on the surface of the ocean and only come on land in order to breed, lay their eggs, incubate them, and raise their chicks until they fledge. The fact that they nest in the same places they were born, and only nest when there are other puffins around, means that certain places in Iceland are undoubtedly the best in the world for this special kind of birdwatching. Iceland is, in fact, home to sixty percent of the world’s Atlantic Puffin population: over six million individuals. This makes puffins quite as awe-inspiring collectively as they are adorable individually.
The colonies in themselves are also part of the appeal of these charming birds, as they can number in the tens of thousands. Discover the magical world of Birds in Iceland.Learn all you need to know about Wildlife and Animals in Iceland.
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