Kangerlussuaq , Greenland to Reykjavík, Iceland
August 25 – September 5, 2023
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1 – Kangerlussuaq , Greenland SC (August 25)
2 – Davis Strait & Whales! SC (August 26)
3 – Ilulissat L, K, H (August 27)
4 – Davis Strait SC (August 28)
5 – Nuuk L (August 29)
6 – Prins Christian Sound SC, H (August 30)
7 – Denmark Straight SC (August 31)
8 – Reykjavík, Iceland L (September 1-3)
9 – Aurora Borealis! SC (September 3)
10 – Dynjandi & whales L, K, H (September 4)
11 – Reykjavík (September 5)
Iceland & Greenland Explorer
Captain Erwan Le Rouzic
Discovery Leader Xavier Garcia
Greenland Iceland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9
Total Nautical Miles = 1,852
L = Landing SC = Ship cruise K = Kayaking H = Heli Flights
BIRDS
Ducks, Geese and Swans
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Brent (Brant) Goose Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal Anas crecca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Common (Black) Scoter Melanitta nigra
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Gamebirds
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Shorebirds
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red (Grey) Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Skuas and Jaegers
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Pomarine Jaeger (Skua) Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger (Arctic Skua) Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger (Skua) Stercorarius longicaudus
Alcids
Little Auk (Dovekie) Alle alle
Common Murre Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre (Brunnich's Guillemot) Uria lomvia
Razorbill Alca torda
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
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Checklist Iceland & Greenland Explorer | August 25 – September 5, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 25/8 26/8 27/8 28/8 29/8 30/8 31/8 1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9
Critter Club
Wildlife
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Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist
BIRDS
Iceland & Greenland Explorer | August 25 – September 5, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 25/8 26/8 27/8 28/8 29/8 30/8 31/8 1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9
Gannets Northern Gannet Morus bassanus X Birds of Prey White Tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla X Gulls and Terns Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla X X X X X X X X Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus X X Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides X X Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus X X X X X X X Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus X Black-headed Gull Choicocephalus ridibundus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus X X Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea X Loons (Divers) Red-throated Loon (Red-throated Diver) Gavia stellata Tubenoses Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis X X X X X X X X X X X Birds of Prey Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus X X Passerines Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica X White Wagtail Motacilla alba Field Fare Turdus pilaris Northen Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe X X X Common Raven Corvus corax X X X Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis X X MAMMALS Baleen Whales Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata X Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae X X X X X Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus X
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MAMMALS (continued)
Toothed Whales
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
Narwhal Monodon monoceros
Beluga Delphinapterus leucas
Dolphins
White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus
Killer Whale (Orca) Orcinus orca
Porpoises
Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Beaked Whales
Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
Seals
Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata
Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus X
Harp Seal Pagophilus groenlandicus
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina
Ringed Seal Pusa hispida
Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus
LAND MAMMALS
Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
Arctic Reindeer Rangifer tarandus eogroenlandicus
Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus
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Checklist Iceland & Greenland Explorer | August 25 – September 5, 2023 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 25/8 26/8 27/8 28/8 29/8 30/8 31/8 1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9
Critter Club
Wildlife
Additional Amazing Wildlife Sightings Canada Goose X Sea Butterfly Thecosomata X Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea X X
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