All birds below are auks.
63. Common Guillemot (or Common murre)
Very common black and white birds, found in rocky cliffs in Iceland. Some individuals have a white ring around their eyes and a white line extending backwards from the eye (see photos below).
Check out the puffin on the right!
Their eggs have various colors and markings that make parents recognize their own after traveling for finding food at sea. They are, unfortunately, stolen and eaten by humans.
62. Black Guillemot (or Black murre)
Looks a lot like Common Guillemot but is all-black and has what seems to me like a half-moon marking on the wing.
One of the three puffin species. It is seen mostly in Iceland. There are 10 millions puffins in Iceland and they are one of the main attractions of the island and theme to many souvenirs.Unfortunately they have trouble breeding the last 5 years due to the climate change and to puffin hunt.
All seen socializing in cliffs near Vik village in South Iceland (3-6 June 2015).
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