{"id":3250,"date":"2022-05-28T18:48:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T16:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitlofoten.com\/en\/?post_type=topic&p=3250"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:18:57","slug":"wildlife-in-lofoten","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/visitlofoten.com\/en\/topic\/wildlife-in-lofoten\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife in Lofoten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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Wildlife in Lofoten<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

There is a rich wildlife in Lofoten\u2019s wild and beautiful nature. You may encounter animals such as elks, foxes and hares on the ground, while the white-tailed eagle soars with its enormous wingspan above you. If you are extremely lucky, you may spot whales too.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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Which animals can you encounter in Lofoten?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Numerous animal species live in the Lofoten archipelago. You can encounter elks, foxes and stoats in the forest and mountains, while there is a hare population on the islands of Flakstad\u00f8ya and Moskenes\u00f8ya. You can spot seals and otters along the coastal zone throughout the archipelago.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

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Rich birdlife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A vast and diverse number of bird species can be observed across Lofoten, including both migratory and over wintering birds and residents who live here year round. In freshwater wetlands near, such as Storvatnet Leknes, you may encounter swallows, herons, whooper swans, ducks, and a variety of wading birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intertidal zones and coastal fields, on Flakstad\u00f8ya, for example, are especially vibrant, attracting Eurasian oystercatchers, redshanks, meadow pipits, curlews, and oystercatchers. Offshore, you can find puffin colonies on Lofoten\u2019s outer islets, while long-tailed ducks, arctic terns, and black guillemots and black legged kittawakes are often seen near shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inland birch and rowan forests offer shelter to great tits, chaffinches, bullfinches, and woodpeckers. In the uplands, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, ptarmigan and northern wheatears can often be seen soaring overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With some luck, you may spot a white-tailed sea eagle, curious river otter fishing along the shore\u2014or even orcas offshore. A visit to R\u00f8st, at the southern edge of the archipelago, provides the chance to see puffins and other seabirds like gannets and razorbills nesting on dramatic sea cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lofoten Birding<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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