The Arctic Tern Has Landed!
12.05.2025
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Photo: Eyþór Ingi Jónsson
The Arctic Tern Has Landed!
After an epic journey, the Arctic Tern has returned to our northern shores.
The Arctic Tern makes the longest migration of any bird on Earth, travelling between Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, where it breeds, to the Antarctic, where it winters, each year. Birds that nest in Iceland make a round trip that measures about 90.000 km each year between their nesting and wintering grounds.
The average Arctic Tern can be over 30 years old and will travel the equivalent of over three round trips from Earth to the Moon during its lifetime.
Keep an eye (and camera) out for their sharp calls and elegant flights!