Niall Benvie / Eider duck ( Somateria mollissima) drake, Flatey, Iceland.

Niall Benvie / Icelandic sheep, Flatey, Iceland, June.

Niall Benvie / Library in Flatey, Iceland, June.

Niall Benvie / Icelandic sheep loosing its wool, Flatey, Iceland, June.

Pal Hermansen / Boy with bag of Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) down collected from breeding birds, Flatey, Iceland. Highly commended in the Man and Nature Category of Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 20...

Pal Hermansen / Eider down collector replacing Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) down feathers with grass, collected from wild breeding birds, Flatey, Iceland. Highly commended in the Man and Nature Category of Te...

Pal Hermansen / Common eider (Somateria mollissima) ducklings, Flatey, Iceland. June 2016. Winner of the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards Competition 2017.

Terry Whittaker / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) foraging on coast of Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) two sitting on rock vocalising, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland, July

Terry Whittaker / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) two sitting on rock vocalising, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland, July

Terry Whittaker / Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) with house in background, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Lumpsucker fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) drying in sun, traditional method of drying fish, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Lumpsucker fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) drying in sun, traditional method of drying fish, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) flock resting of rock, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) flock resting of rock, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) flock resting of rock, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland. July

Terry Whittaker / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) sitting on rock, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland, July

Terry Whittaker / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) sitting on rock, Flatey Island, Breioafjorour, Iceland, July

Pal Hermansen / Person harvesting Eider down feathers from Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) nest, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 2014.

Pal Hermansen / Person harvesting Eider down feathers from Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) nest, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 2014.

Pal Hermansen / Person harvesting Eider down feathers from Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) nest, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 2014.

Cyril Ruoso / Aevar Peterson ringing Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) Flatey Island, Breidafjordur, Iceland, June 2007. Aevar Peterson has been ringing birds on Flatey Island for 30 years.

Cyril Ruoso / Aevar Peterson ringing Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) Flatey Island, Breidafjordur, Iceland, June 2007. Aevar Peterson has been ringing birds on Flatey Island for 30 years.

Cyril Ruoso / Ornithologist ringing Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) Flatey Island, Breidafjordur, Iceland. June 2007.

Cyril Ruoso / Ornithologist Francis Daunt catching European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) to retrieve GPS tag, near Flatey Island, West fjord, Iceland, June.

Cyril Ruoso / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) held during bird ringing with GPS tags, Flatey Island, Breidafjordur Fjord, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Ornithologist ringing Common eider (Somateria mollissima) Flatey island, Breidafjordur Fjord, Iceland, June 2007.

Cyril Ruoso / Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) caught in net, to be ringed by ornithologists on Flatey Island, Breidafjordur Fjord, Iceland.

Terry Whittaker / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on water with fish in beak, Flatey Island, Iceland, July.

Terry Whittaker / Two Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) in flight with birdwatcher watching, Flatey Island, Iceland, July 2012. Model released.

Terry Whittaker / Redshank (Tringa totanus) with insect prey in beak, Flatey Island, Iceland, July 2012.

Terry Whittaker / Three boats silhouetted on sea with low sun, Flatey Island, Iceland, July 2012.

Terry Whittaker / Redshank (Tringa totanus) standing on rock calling, Flatey Island, Iceland, July.

Terry Whittaker / Two Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) in flight near grazing sheep, Flatey Island, Iceland, July.

Peter Cairns / Redshank (Tringa totanus) perched in front of house, Flatey Island, Iceland, June.

Peter Cairns / Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) stretching wings on rock, Flatey Island, Iceland, June.

Chris Gomersall / Church on Island of Flatey, Skj?andi Bay, northern Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Group of Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight at breeding colony. Island of Flatey, northern Iceland. July 2006

Cyril Ruoso / Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) pair displaying, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male and female with ducklings, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) males pursuing female, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male displaying, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female with ducklings, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) male with ducklings, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) female with ducklings, Flatey Island, Iceland

Cyril Ruoso / Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) flying with seaweed as nest material, Flatey Island, Iceland