The bird life at Gjesværstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Fratercula arctica. Family name - Alcidae

Number of eggs - 1 egg
Hatching time - 40 days
Age of independence - 40 days
Oldest known age - 21 years
Length from tip of bill to tail - 26–29 cm

It is a faithful bird committed to lifelong relationships. It digs a 1 - 2 m deep hole in the ground for its nest, and can carry a dozen small fish in its beak.

Lunde  Lunni   Lunde   Puffin   Lunnefågel   Macareux moine   Papegaaiduiker   Pulcinella di mare   Papageitaucher  Frailecillo   Lundi     Maskonur

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

 Puffin   Guillemot  |  Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper  |  Shag  |  Cormorant  |  Arctic Skua  |  White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull  |  Kittiwake Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider  |  Goosander  |  Long-tailed Duck  |  Mallard  |  † Great Auk