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The seabird cliffs Otreskredene on the round west side. © Andrea Kostial and Tobias KostialPhoto: Andrea Kostial und Tobias Kostial, Rother Bergverlag
Runde is Norway's southernmost large seabird breeding colony. On the steep cliffs on the west side of the small island are the protected bird cliffs. Up to 700,000 birds breed in the cliffs every year. The puffin (lat. Fratercula arctica, Arctic brother) is the symbol of Runde. From late February to March, the auk birds with their bright red, triangular beaks migrate from their wintering grounds in the Atlantic to the rocky island, forming about 100,000 breeding pairs. Norway has the second largest puffin population with 2 million after Iceland (7 million). The birds avoid bare rock. They need caves or at least sparse grass coverage for egg-laying.
From the parking lot in Goksøyr, we first walk along the road past the campsite until after about 600 m a inconspicuous wooden sign directs us left onto a path. Soon we pass information boards and pass through a massive pasture gate. On the left is an old mill house. The initially wide and asphalted path takes us steeply up onto the extensive, grass-covered heia interspersed with moor areas that occupy the entire northern part of the island. At a fork in the path, we go straight ahead, which leads us on stone slabs and comfortable wooden walkways through a large moor area towards the west to the other side of the island, where we find ourselves high above the North Sea again. From a junction, we make a short detour to the cliff edge and then follow a path leading south to the best observation points for puffins. From the wooden viewing platform Lundeura, we can descend into a rock labyrinth down to the fantastic rocky balcony, high above the cliffs of the mighty steep coast. For the
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