Lots of thick ice around.
GPS position: 79, 14, 3N 011, 34, 0 E.
Setting off on the walk.
We arrived at Lilliehookforjden early morning on 7th June. It was overcast with light snow falling. We were going ashore at Signehamma but there was a lot of snow still around, so once ashore we donned our snowshoes & set off for a trek towards some old German Weather Stations.
Male Common Eider
Female
Purple Sandpipers were feeding in the
unfrozen parts of the bay.
Steve & Steve!
Looking across the bay with lots of ice still around.
Walking up to the German Weather Station.
Used during the Second World War to
forecast weather for U boats in the Atlantic.
The open air toilet!
Svalbad Ptarmigan
Once we got away from the coast only
two bird species seen on this walk!
Male Snow Bunting
Female
Svalbad Reindeer
Pink footed Goose on the only patch of ground
free from snow!
Arctic Skua
Bearded Seal
Lilliehook Glacier
Brunnnich's Guillemot
Black Guillemot
We cruised in the zodiacs along the
10 kms of the glacier face.
Bearded Seal
Blue morph Fulmar
Arctic Skua
Kittiwake.
Arctic Tern
Best birds:
Red throated Diver 2; Northern Fulmar 80+; Ptarmigan 1; Pink footed Goose 1; Common Eider 95; Long tailed Duck 4; Purple Sandpiper 5; Arctic Skua 1; Glaucous Gull 13; Kittiwake 500; Arctic Tern 35; Brunnich's Guillemot 700; Black Guillemot 85; Little Auk 10; Snow Bunting 2.
Mammals:
Bearded Seal 3; Arctic Fox 1; Svalbad Reindeer 3.
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