In 2011 I was lucky enough to be invited to escort a bird inspector on a trip to examin and measure a few months old eagle in itīs nest. Because the Icelandic White-Tailed Eagle is protected I canīt show any pictures that might give indications about where the nest is situated.

White-tailed eagles are among Iceland's rarest breeding birds. Eagles were once much more common in Iceland, with nests across the country. The late 19th century saw a dramatic decline in the number of breeding pairs due to organised persecution efforts that drove Iceland's white-tailed eagle population to the brink of extinction, with the few remaining eagle nests found in the west of Iceland. The white-tailed eagle has been strictly protected under Icelandic law since 1914. Despite this, the eagle population has been slow to recover, although their numbers have gradually begun to increase again after the practice of leaving out poison for foxes was banned in 1964.