Black-tailed Godwit in field, Hotel Raudaskrida, Iceland

Black-tailed Godwit in field, Hotel Raudaskrida, Iceland - Black-tailed Godwit
Hotel Rauðaskriða, Aðaldalur, near Húsavík, Iceland (June 2014)

The hotel is a good base for trips to Húsavík (for whale-watching), Lake Mývatn and the waterfalls Dettifoss and Goðafoss. Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Whimbrel and Golden Plover were common and quite approachable in the fields surrounding the hotel.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-tailed Godwit / Internet Bird Collection
Black-tailed Godwit / Bird Forum

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