Our newest project at Lækur is a small watch tower – or bird hide – that we are building on a sensitive spot deep in the colony, where the eider are most exposed. From here we can keep a close eye on the nesting birds through the spring without disturbing them, and be on hand quickly when they need us.
Work began in late August 2026. The timber came out on the trailer, the four foundation posts went into the ground, and the frame went up over a few long days by the fjord, with the whole family lending a hand. We will add more pictures as the tower is finished, and we hope to spend our first nights in it when the eider return next May.
Follow us on Instagram – @zoffi_eiderdown – for the small moments from Lækur between diary entries: the first eiders in spring, the fjord in every weather, and the work in between.