Little Gull - For 3 days I made my home in the pleasant town of Ísafjörður, it is by far the largest Westfjords town (pop. ~4000) and is the hub for numerous activities. West Tours, who organized my solo trip, makes their home here.

While in Ísafjörður I took a day tour to Vigur Island, traveled to nearby Bolungarvík for birding at lake Syðridalsvatn near the golf course, cultured myself at the Westfjords Folk Museum, and had an absolutely wonderful dinner at Tjöruhisið (Tar House) next to the folk museum.

On my first of two visits for birding near lake Syðridalsvatn I was treated to an active colony of Little Gulls. Although they were at one time a rare sight in Iceland, they are now more common. This is certainly a handsome gull with its distinctive black head.