Typical landscape.
A very common species, Arctic Jaeger.
The northeasternmost part of Norway is a truly amazing place. Located well above the Arctic Circle, the sun is always present in summer, while absent in winter.
Around the Varanger fjord, the temperatures range between plus 10 and minus 10 C all year, providing great numbers of seafowl in winter and lots of migrating and breeding shorebirds during summer.
The summer fauna includes montane species like Dotterel, Horned Lark, Bar-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover and Long-tailed Skua.
Along the meltwater pools, Turnstones, Dunlins and Temminck's Stint numerously. Red-throated Pipits and Lapland Bunting can be seen almost everywhere and the Arctic Skua is abundant.
Along the shorelines, migrating shorebirds such as Red Knot, Sanderling and Grey Plover share the beaches with local Bar-tailed Godwits, Ruffs, Dunlins and Ruddy Turnstones.
Lots of gull species can be seen. The Glaucous Gulls are present all year long and Iceland Gulls might sometimes show up. In the sea, one may find both King Eider and Steller's Eider all year round.
Visited: June 2011
Lapland Bunting, a male.
Hornøya