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Central Iceland, Pink-footed Goose hiking expedition, June 15 -26, 1979

Scanned slides from a hiking expedition to Central Iceland from June 15-27, 1979.

The purpose of our hiking expedition was to visit Thjórsárver in Central Iceland the main breeding area of the Pink-footed Goose.
We (Martin Lok, Bas Kooijman, Jacob van Dijk and I, Jaap Vink) started our hiking expedition on June 16 at Burfell and hiked northeastward along the north side of the Thjórsá river.

On June 19 we reached the boggy meadows of Lodnaver-Kjálkaver, where we noticed the presence of high numbers of breeding Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus).
Martin Lok and Jaap Vink decided to stay at Lodnaver-Kjálkaver to establish the size of the unknown breeding colony of the Pink-footed Goose in this area.
Bas Kooijman and Jacob van Dijk continued the hiking expedition to Thjórsárver on June 20 according to the original plan.

The survey of the Lodnaver-Kjálkaver area in the following days resulted in an estimate of over 800 nests of the Pink-footed Goose.
Nests were concentrated in the lower marshy parts and along the rivers.
This location turned out to be the second largest breeding concentration of this species known.

The results were published in Le Gerfault 69: 447-459 (1979) under the title:
Lodnaver-Kjálkaver (Central Island), a hitherto unrecognized important breeding area of the Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus).
First night in Reykjavik
First night in Reykjavik
Burfell
Burfell
Start of our hiking expedition
Start of our hiking expedition
Landscape near Burfell
Landscape near Burfell
Campsite with a view
Campsite with a view
Thjórsá River
Thjórsá River
Crossing meltwater rivers
Crossing meltwater rivers
Crossing meltwater rivers
Crossing meltwater rivers
Landscape with volcanic stones and ash
Landscape with volcanic stones and ash
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Crossing endless volcanic ash fields
Landscape with volcanic stones and ash
Landscape with volcanic stones and ash
Lichens on a rock
Lichens on a rock
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Crossing the Miklilaekur River
Crossing the Miklilaekur River
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
A case of bigamy of the Pink-footed Goose - Een geval van bigamie van de Kleine Rietgans
A case of bigamy of the Pink-footed Goose - Een geval van bigamie van de Kleine Rietgans
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Whooper Swan - Wilde Zwaan - Cygnus cygnus
Whooper Swan - Wilde Zwaan - Cygnus cygnus
Nest of Whooper Swan - Nest van Wilde Zwaan
Nest of Whooper Swan - Nest van Wilde Zwaan
Nest of Whooper Swan - Nest van Wilde Zwaan
Nest of Whooper Swan - Nest van Wilde Zwaan
Kjálkaverskofi
Kjálkaverskofi
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Miklilaekur
Miklilaekur
Miklilaekur
Miklilaekur
Miklilaekur
Miklilaekur
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
View from the shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
View from the shepherd's hut at Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Boggy meadows of Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Boggy meadows of Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Willow -  Wilg - Salix
Willow - Wilg - Salix
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Dalsa River
Dalsa River
Dalsa River
Dalsa River
Lodnaverskofi
Lodnaverskofi
Lodnaverskofi
Lodnaverskofi
Dalsa River at the Lodnaverskofi
Dalsa River at the Lodnaverskofi
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Dalsa River
Dalsa River
Boggy meadows of Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Boggy meadows of Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Boggy meadows at Hvanngiljafoss
Boggy meadows at Hvanngiljafoss
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Hvanngiljafoss
Kerlingarfjöll
Kerlingarfjöll
Landscape with only volcanic ash
Landscape with only volcanic ash
Signs of life in the volcanic stone and ash desert
Signs of life in the volcanic stone and ash desert
Signs of life in the volcanic stone and ash desert
Signs of life in the volcanic stone and ash desert
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Cladonia spec - Bekermos spec
Cladonia spec - Bekermos spec
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Miklilaekur River
Miklilaekur River
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin duck - Harlekijneend - Histrionicus histrionicus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Phalarope - Grauwe Franjepoot - Phalaropus lobatus
Pink-footed Goose nesting - Kleine Rietgans op nest
Pink-footed Goose nesting - Kleine Rietgans op nest
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose in breeding area - Kleine Rietgans in broedgebied
Pink-footed Goose nesting - Kleine Rietgans op nest
Pink-footed Goose nesting - Kleine Rietgans op nest
Pink-footed Goose nesting - Kleine Rietgans op nest
Pink-footed Goose nesting - Kleine Rietgans op nest
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Nest of Pink-footed Goose - Nest van Kleine Rietgans
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose - Kleine Rietgans - Anser brachyrhynchus
Nest of Golden Plover - Nest van Goudplevier
Nest of Golden Plover - Nest van Goudplevier
Nest of Golden Plover - Nest van Goudplevier
Nest of Golden Plover - Nest van Goudplevier
Landscape with volcanic stones and ash
Landscape with volcanic stones and ash
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Lodnaver - Kjálkaver
Crossing the Dalsa River at the Lodnaverskofi
Crossing the Dalsa River at the Lodnaverskofi
Crossing the Dalsa River at the Lodnaverskofi
Crossing the Dalsa River at the Lodnaverskofi
Landscape west of the Dalsa River
Landscape west of the Dalsa River
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga - Zuiltjessteenbreek - Saxifraga oppositifolia
Landscape west of the Dalsa River
Landscape west of the Dalsa River
Thjórsá River
Thjórsá River
Thjórsá River
Thjórsá River
Our campsite close to the Thjórsá River
Our campsite close to the Thjórsá River
Our campsite close to the Thjórsá River
Our campsite close to the Thjórsá River
Hekla volcano in the distance
Hekla volcano in the distance
Golden Plover - Goudplevier - Pluvialis apricaria
Golden Plover - Goudplevier - Pluvialis apricaria
Golden Plover - Goudplevier - Pluvialis apricaria
Golden Plover - Goudplevier - Pluvialis apricaria
Whimbrel - Regenwulp - Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel - Regenwulp - Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel - Regenwulp - Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel - Regenwulp - Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel - Regenwulp - Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel - Regenwulp - Numenius phaeopus
Sheep trail to the summer pastures
Sheep trail to the summer pastures