Hornøya Island (Varanger / Norway). Arctic bird paradise.
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Hornøya Island is situated in the Barents Sea, east of Vardø town. It is the easternmost point in Norway.
Near 500 pairs of Brünnich’s Guillemot breed on the birdclif. They nest together with the tightly packed Common Guillemots.
There are approximately 15 000 breeding pairs of Common Guillemot on Hornøya. It is the most numerous bird on the Island.
Honøya guillemot colony is still increasing. Groups of birds are often seen flying together in a line just above the sea surface.
The island is known for a huge Puffin colony. Over 7.5 thousand pairs of puffins breed inside burrows on Hornøya’s grassy slopes and clifftops.
Puffins form long-term pair bonds or relationships. The female lays a single egg, and both parents incubate the egg and feed the chick
Puffins breed in colonies on coasts and islands; several current or former island breeding sites are referred to as Puffin Island.
The European shag is another success story on Hornøya. The population increased massively in number since the 1990s. There are around 1300 pairs breeding now on the island.
Shags are found on the lower levels of the rocky island. They construct basic nests of sticks and seaweed.
Approximately 500 pairs of Razorbill breed among rocks on the birdcliff.
Razorbills dive deep into the sea using their wings and their streamlined bodies to propel themselves toward their prey. They dive up to 120m.
Great black-backed gulls are capable to kill and eat an adult puffin or kittiwake.
On the grassy eastern slope of Hornøya , you can find large numbers of gulls. They also nest on neighbouring Reinøya.
Hornøya is a real arctic bird paradise. It is just amazing place. I've never been so close to so many birds in my life.
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Fantastic film. Interesting information. I was out there with family and Hornøya is a magical place. Amazing. Great work on your film.
Niesamowite 😍 mamy nadzieję zobaczyć to na własne oczy w tym roku 🙂
beautiful video!
At what month of year was this video taken?
Thank You. It was in June.
Super, świetne klimaty
an excellent video. what month were you there? best regards
sorry, in the end it says - June 😉
Amazing video, I ll live close to this Island for next few months 😊
May I ask you what kind of lens you used here?
Thank you, it is amazing place, real bird paradice 🙂 I was using 500 mm lens. Enjoy Varanger 🙂
@@MarekJackowskiPhotographer many thanks I definitely will 📷 Im planing to buy canon 70-200 f2,8 USM but maybe I ll think about better zoom too, just cant stop watching your videos, still dont understand why you dont have more Subscribers and views 😔
Good video 👍👏
@@LubomirZvara I like it