<p><strong>Skrúður island rises steeply out of the sea in <a href="https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/faskrudsfjordur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span id="urn:enhancement-62e963a6-5996-e06f-deb7-48fc7b2c1d01" class="textannotation disambiguated wl-place">Fáskrúðsfjörður, </span></a>and many Icelandic bird spotters consider it a natural gem. </strong></p>
<p>On the island is a large cave where fishermen stayed during the fishing season as they journeyed to the south. The lush vegetation owes its rich year-round green colour to fertilization by myriads of nesting birds.  Through Iceland&#8217;s history, people have visited the island to collect eggs and hunt birds. The island is surrounded by high cliffs and is accessible only to the bold and brave.</p>
<h2>Birding on the island</h2>
<p>The island is one of many great spots in <span id="urn:local-text-annotation-58esrqj4i4a0o3g9irl3e2k04lykbims" class="textannotation disambiguated wl-place">Iceland</span> to go birding. A variety of sea birds make their nests in the island, and spending a few hours on the island will pay off for visitors. Northern gannet birds are in abundance here, along with puffins, kittiwakes and fulmars.</p>
<h2>Folklore and Skrúður Island</h2>
<p>Legends say three  brothers who were giants who lived in the East. One of them lived on Skrúður, one in Streitishvarf, and one on Papey Island. The Skrúður dweller abducted his wife from the on-shore vicarage of Kolfreyjustaður; she was the local priest&#8217;s young daughter.</p>


Skrúður Island

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