Fuglavefur
Waders
In recent days a lot of knots, sanderlings, dunlins, ringed plovers, purple sandpipers and black-tailed godwits has been around the lakes in Djupivogur. Ducks like wigeons and shovelers have also been there. These photos were taken at the lakes last week.
Flott fuglahræða
Fuglahr��ur hafa veri� settar upp eins lengi og elstu menn muna og hafa ��r oftar en ekki skila� hlutverki s�nu me� �g�tum.
�a� er �� misjafnlega lagt � h�nnun � fuglahr��unum og �v� komst undirrita�ur sannarlega a� � morgun �egar hann � morguns�ri� heims�tti Eyj�lf Gu�j�nsson fuglavin og ��arb�nda a� b�num Framnesi.
� kletth�l steinsnar sunnan b�jarins � hla�inni fj�rr�tt, st�� semsagt einhver flottasta fuglahr��a sem undirrita�ur hefur bari� augum. AS
Hvalreki við Hvaley
Fyrir skemmstu tilkynnti Kolbr�n Arn�rsd�ttir �b�i � Dj�pavogi undirritu�um a� hvalur v�ri rekinn � land �t � B�landsnesi.
Vi� n�nari athugun kom � lj�s a� �arna var st�r Andanefja � fer� og m� segja a� h�n hafi reki� upp � mj�g vi�eigandi sta� en hvalurinn liggur sem sagt � fj�runni sunnan undir Hvaley. Andanefjan liggur t�luvert h�tt uppi � fj�runni og mun hr�i� �v� au�sj�anlega daga �arna uppi. �etta er fremur st�r hvalur e�a 7 - 8 metrar a� lengd. B�i� er a� tilkynna fundinn til Hafranns�knarstofnunar, en stofnunin tekur � m�ti tilkynningum vegna hvalreka og annast rannsk�knir � hvalhr�jum ef �urfa �ykir. Hvalhr�i� er or�i� t�luvert gamalt en er engu a� s��ur mj�g heillegt og alveg �ess vir�i a� sko�a �a� �arna � fj�runni. H�r m� sj� me�fylgjandi myndir af hvalnum.
Fj�ldi andanefja (Hyperoodon ampullatus) � hafsv��unum umhverfis landi� yfir sumart�mann er talin um 42.000 d�r. AS
Hvalurinn liggur �ar sem rau�i punkturinn er.
Great skua
The great skua is getting more aggressive to other birds in Djupivogur and it is getting more common in the area. It breeds around here and few weeks ago a nest with eggs was found in Alftafjordur. It is debateable how much damage it is doing and it is hard to decide if there are too many great skuas and arctic skuas around here.
Sanderlings
Numbers of sanderlings in Djupivogur seem to be increasing each year. Recently they have stayed in Hvaley near Djupivogur.
Skúmurinn
Sk�murinn ver�ur s�fellt a�gangshar�ari gagnvart hinum �msu varpfuglinum h�r � n�grenni Dj�pavogs og
hefur honum fj�lga� nokku� �rt h�r � sv��inu � li�num �rum. Sk�murinn verpur einnig h�r � sv��inu svo og � �lftafir�i � auknum m�li. Fyrr � sumar fundust m.a. sk�mshrei�ur me� eggjum � vi� Hofs� � �lftafir�i. �� m� au�vita� alltaf deila um hve mikill ska�valdur sk�murinn er og �t�� erfitt a� meta hven�r honum s� ofauki� og hi� sama m� au�vita� segja um blessa�an kj�ann.
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Ptarmigan with chicks
Ptarmigan chicks are young when they start to fly, often as early as 7 - 10 days old.