Svalbard Winter Wildlife and Landscape Expedition Report
April 7th - April 15th 2026
In April of 2026, I ran my annual ship-based Winter / Spring expedition to the Svalbard archipelago. The expedition ran from the 7th of April to the 15th of April and offered outstanding wildlife and landscape opportunities over the nine days. This was an unseasonably warm winter year with average temperatures hovering around 0º Celsius (plus wind chill), a full 15-20 degrees warmer than they should have been. It was also the year that saw it necessary to steam farther north than ever before to reach the pack ice.
