glasgow exsoc - iceland 2014
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To the EastThe expedition is far, far in the East. Far in the East is a town called
Seyðisfjörður, and even further east, down a fjord, on some ‘roads’ and across three rivers is our home, Skálanes.
Seyðisfjörður Skálanes
Skálanes – our home
Skálanes Nature and Heritage Centre
- Habituated eider colony.- Operates a guesthouse,
meaning meeting people, sharing ideas, learning from countless different people.
- Place to learn, outside, in the air.
- Interested in a more sustainable-way of life.
The birds
Iceland
- Breeding ducks and sea birds.- Huge wader populations.
52% of worlds golden plovers
46% purple sandpipers
40 %of worlds whimbrels
32% of ringed plover19% redshank10% black tailed godwit
Skalanes• Eider farm.
• Important sea bird colonies –constantly changing.
• Godwits, Whimbrels, Arctic Terns, Puffins, Redshanks, so many more.
Projects
• Individual projects:- Ornithology- Entomology- Marine- Tourism/Culture- Self-Sustainability- Surprise Us…
• Group Projects:? Bird transects along cliffs.? GIS mapping of land.
Life at Skálanes
• Routine is incredibly important.
• 24 hour sunlight.
• Projects and helping in around, in and about Skálanes.
• Time to explore
• Time to travel about
• Seyðisfjörður
• Shared quarters.
If you are:
• Enthusiastic
• Hard-working
• Interested in being part of both academic work and something more.
• Fun and want to be part of something great.
• Someone who wants to try living in 24 hour daylight.
COME TO ICELAND