Black-browed Albatross Breeding Colony — Mykines

About this spectacle

Mykines, the westernmost of the Faroe Islands, hosts one of the most accessible black-browed albatross sightings in the Northern Hemisphere. Each summer, a lone or small number of black-browed albatrosses from the Southern Ocean appear among the island's vast gannet and puffin colonies on dramatic sea-cliff ledges. Visitors hike narrow coastal paths with vertiginous drops to the Atlantic far below, surrounded by the thunderous calls of seabirds and salt-laden wind. The combination of towering basalt stacks, wheeling gannets, and the extraordinary presence of a wayward Southern Ocean wanderer among Northern Hemisphere seabirds creates an experience unlike anywhere else in Europe. The crossing to Mykines by boat or helicopter is itself an adventure, and the island's tiny hamlet and lighthouse add to its remote, end-of-the-world atmosphere.

When to go

May — Sep, peak Jun — Jul

Getting there

Nearest airport: FAE. Nearest city: Sørvágur.

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