\u00c1ri\u00f0 1972 kom Bjarni Bachmann fram me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugmynd a\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farugripasafn myndi vekja \u00e1huga f\u00f3lks og auka safnfl\u00f3runa \u00ed Borgarnesi. \u00deetta or\u00f0a\u00f0i hann vi\u00f0 nemanda sinn Dagmar \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttur sem t\u00fdndi skeljar og ku\u00f0unga \u00ed fj\u00f6runni \u00e1 \u00d6krum \u00e1 M\u00fdrum og f\u00e6r\u00f0i honum. \u00dea\u00f0 voru fyrstu gripirnir \u00ed N\u00e1tt\u00farugripasafn Borgarfjar\u00f0ar, 30. ma\u00ed 1972. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hefjast mikil a\u00f0f\u00f6ng til safnsins, \u00ed formi gjafa, kaupa e\u00f0a s\u00f6fnun forst\u00f6\u00f0umanns sj\u00e1lfs. Fyrst voru \u00feetta helst steinar, steingerfingar og skeljar.<\/p>\n
\u00cd n\u00f3vember var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 safni\u00f0 yr\u00f0i deild \u00ed Bygg\u00f0asafninu en fj\u00e1rhagslega sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0. Stofnu\u00f0 var stj\u00f3rn safnsins og skyldi einn stj\u00f3rnarma\u00f0ur sitja \u00ed stj\u00f3rn Safnah\u00fass. \u00cd desember 1972 kom leyfi fr\u00e1 Menntam\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu til a\u00f0 safna fuglum, eggjum og hrei\u00f0rum til safnsins. Handhafi vei\u00f0ileyfisins var Haukur Jakobsson sem s\u00e1 um a\u00f0 elta uppi \u00fe\u00e1 einstaklinga sem \u00e1 safninu skyldu lenda. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1974 Al\u00feingi veitti svo safninu 100.000 kr og \u00fe\u00e1 fyrst h\u00f3fst v\u00f6xtur safnsins \u00feegar sami\u00f0 var vi\u00f0 hamskerann J\u00f3n M. Gu\u00f0mundsson a\u00f0 stoppa upp fenginn sem Haukur vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur bar \u00ed h\u00fas.<\/p>\n
Eigendur safnsins greiddu alltaf upph\u00e6\u00f0ir til safnsins auk styrkja, me\u00f0al annars fr\u00e1 Al\u00feingi. Svo vir\u00f0ist sem sj\u00f3\u00f0seign safnins hafi aukist \u00e1r fr\u00e1 \u00e1ri \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir t\u00f6luver\u00f0 \u00fatgj\u00f6ld til uppstoppunar og st\u00f3rra kaupa \u00e1 d\u00e1narb\u00fai Kristj\u00e1ns Geirmundssonar \u00e1 1 millj\u00f3n, alls 165 fuglar. Mikill fengur \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed safni \u00fear sem hann haf\u00f0i lengi safna\u00f0 mj\u00f6g sjaldg\u00e6fum fuglum og fl\u00e6kingum sem ekki v\u00e6ri hlaupi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00ed. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1978 \u00e1kva\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnin a\u00f0 safni\u00f0 myndi taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a laun safnvar\u00f0ar og \u00fea\u00f0 sama \u00e1r var safni\u00f0 brunatryggt. \u00c1 \u00e1runum 1978-1981 er ger\u00f0 fyrsta regluger\u00f0 um N\u00e1tt\u00farugripasafni\u00f0 (stofnsam\u00feykktir). Mikil gr\u00f3ska var \u00ed safninu \u00feessi fyrstu \u00e1r og gestir \u00e1 safni\u00f0 eru taldir 10-13 \u00fe\u00fas, en fer nokku\u00f0 minnkandi eftir 1980. Gjafir b\u00e1rust \u00ed bunkum, oft tugir fugla \u00e1 \u00e1ri, sem safni\u00f0 s\u00e1 um a\u00f0 stoppa upp. N\u00fa eru \u00ed safninu r\u00famlega 360 fuglar, um 140 tegundir, auk spend\u00fdra, skelja og steina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c1ri\u00f0 1972 kom Bjarni Bachmann fram me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugmynd a\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farugripasafn myndi vekja \u00e1huga f\u00f3lks og auka safnfl\u00f3runa \u00ed Borgarnesi. \u00deetta or\u00f0a\u00f0i hann vi\u00f0 nemanda sinn Dagmar \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttur sem t\u00fdndi skeljar og ku\u00f0unga \u00ed fj\u00f6runni \u00e1 \u00d6krum \u00e1 M\u00fdrum og f\u00e6r\u00f0i honum. \u00dea\u00f0 voru fyrstu gripirnir \u00ed N\u00e1tt\u00farugripasafn Borgarfjar\u00f0ar, 30. ma\u00ed 1972. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hefjast mikil a\u00f0f\u00f6ng til … <\/p>\n