The whale watching companies North Sailing and Gentle Giants have posted on their facebook pages that a blue whale had been spotted in the bay yesterday, the first one of the season.
A pod of orcas was also spotted yesterday, as have other species in the last few days, which tells us that the whale watching season has a great start this year.
Two adult duckbills (Hyperoodon ampullatus) washed ashore in Öxarfjörður last night, near Lónsós in Auðbjörgarstaðir. An employee of the Whale Museum in Húsavík, Garðar
The carcass of a young duckbill (Hyperoodon ampullatus) recently washed ashore at Skeifárbás, just below Skeifárfoss in the land of Ytri-Tungu. An employee of the Whale Museum in Húsavík
A few days ago, a humpback whale washed ashore in Eyjafjörður. Employees of the Whale Museum in Húsavík went on a field trip to examine the animal, which is lying