Bird photography in Kolgrafarfjörður

Kolgrafarfjörður, nestled between Grundarfjörður and Stykkishólmur, is a short fjord that has been bridged with a 230-meter-long structure. This location can be hit or miss for bird photography; when prey flows beneath the bridge across the fjord, it teems with birdlife, but without this, it may not be worth stopping.
The fjord made headlines in 2012 and 2013 when tens of tons of herring died near the bridge, believed to be due to a lack of oxygen.
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You can read more about this location in our book Bird Photography In Iceland: Our 40 Favorite Locations. You can find it using this map.


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