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Puffin Colony Viewpoint

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Puffin Colony Viewpoint

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Puffin Colony Viewpoint

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Location: Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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2. View of Goksøya – Runde Bird Paradise loop from Kvalsund

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3. Runde Bird Paradise – Puffin Colony Viewpoint loop from Kvalsund

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Sandi Schäferin

July 26, 2016

In the evening from 21 o'clock to see.

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Puffin

July 6, 2024

During the breeding season, most birds can be seen in the last 2 hours before sunset.

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Wanderschnecke

January 13, 2019

Pretty little birds, which unfortunately are classified as endangered due to the locally strongly shrinking populations since 2015.

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Yummy

July 7, 2024

After a steep climb, you can see masses of puffins in the evening during the breeding season

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Jörg

July 9, 2019

Hike through beautiful scenery with steep climbs. After rain tw. slippery. Puffins do not arrive until around 19: 30h at their rocks. But before that there is much to see.

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Michael

August 1, 2021

Because nowhere else can you get so close to the birds

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Petra und Jake

May 28, 2022

Here is the gannet rock on one side and the puffin area on the other. There is a map of the nesting sites of the seabirds at the campsite.

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haertera

December 8, 2023

Here you can easily observe the puffins from the steep ridge.

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Petra und Jake

May 27, 2022

When the weather is nice, you shouldn't miss the natural experience when hundreds of puffins return from the sea and circle over the breeding rocks.

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Rainer B

July 4, 2022

The puffins are the safest to see in the late afternoon or better in the evening. During the day they are at sea, met two visitors who were back in the evening as they had not seen any puffins during the day. They don't shy away from people and sit and fly right in front of you, an absolute highlight to see these animals. Skuas were also seen very close and if you are lucky (like us) you can also watch the white-tailed eagles.

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Dennis

July 22, 2022

Windy spot with a great view In the summer months, puffins arrive here in the evenings. Some also on this part of the cliffs. But you can see them better a few hundred meters further south.

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Volker

July 23, 2024

The best thing to do is to walk over the wooden bridge - and in summer, be there around 6 p.m. (that's when the photographers come); most paragliders fly from 7 p.m. onwards. The view is great, but you are not alone.

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Thomas Nübel

March 7, 2024

Great encounters with the puffins

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Kevin

July 16, 2024

From here we could not only see the famous puffins but we were also able to admire a sea eagle

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Puffin Colony Viewpoint

1. Hike the center of Island Goksøyr - Round wildlife sanctuary

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