The Bird Islands which are an official bird sanctuary located one mile off Cape Dauphin are two islands called Hertford and Ciboux and are home to a great number of sea birds each year. Donelda's Puffin Boat Tours offers a full 2.5 hour bird watching experience where you can look along the rugged seacoast for species that do not nest at the Bird Islands and then be amazed with all the seabirds when we arrive at the Islands.
Puffin Tours (and other sea birds)
Atlantic Puffin
Mid-May to late August
Above: Puffins and a couple of razorbills
Black Guillemot
May to mid September
Razorbill
May to mid September
Great Cormorant
May to mid September
Double-crested Cormorants
May to mid September
Herring Gull
May to September
Black-legged Kittiwake
May to mid August
Ruddy Turnstones
June to August
Bald Eagles
May to September
Grey Seals - the favourite of young and old!
- at the islands mid June to late October
Birds usually seen on the way to and from the Islands:
Artic Terns, Common Loons, Common Eiders, White-winged and Surf Scoters, Red-breasted Mergansers, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Heron.
When you're not busy viewing birds you'll be capitivated with the spectacular rugged coastline and maybe even a whale!
Great Blue Heron posing
Photo Credit: Cindy & Eric Slinn
(see more of their photos in our photo gallery coming soon)
Above: Puffins and a couple of razorbills
