Iceland is the breeding home for about 60% of the world’s Atlantic puffins. Puffins are the “de facto” national bird of Iceland. Puffins are often called “the clowns of the sea” because of there brightly coloured bills, clown-like faces, and awkwardness on land.
The largest single puffin colony on earth is on Iceland’s Westmann Islands (i. Vestmannaeyjar). Puffins can be seen during the summer, mainly around June when they start to nest.
Some of the most popular places to see puffins are:
- Dyrhólaey
- Reynisfjara
- Ingólfshöfði
- The Westman Islands
- Látrabjarg
- Hafnarhólmi (Borgarfjörður Eystri)
- Grímsey
- Breiðafjörður
