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Iceland: 7/8/2021 - 7/18/2021 (
Center on Map
)
Black-tailed Godwit (
Limosa limosa
)
Black-tailed Godwit (
Limosa limosa
)
Atlantic Puffin (
Fratercula arctica
)
Black-tailed Godwit (
Limosa limosa
)
Northern Fulmar (
Fulmarus glacialis
)
European Golden-Plover (
Pluvialis apricaria
)
Red-necked Phalarope (
Phalaropus lobatus
)
Eurasian Wigeon (
Mareca penelope
) - Female
Lesser Black-backed Gull (
Larus fuscus
)
Snow Bunting (
Plectrophenax nivalis
)
Dunlin (
Calidris alpina
)
Whooper Swan (
Cygnus cygnus
)
Long-tailed Duck (
Clangula hyemalis
)
Arctic Tern (
Sterna paradisaea
)
Manx Shearwater (
Puffinus puffinus
)
Redwing (
Turdus iliacus
)
Snow Bunting (
Plectrophenax nivalis
) - Juvenile
Dunlin (
Calidris alpina
)
Great Skua (
Stercorarius skua
)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (
Haematopus ostralegus
)
Common Eider (
Somateria mollissima
)
Barrow's Goldeneye (
Bucephala islandica
) - Female
Pink-footed Goose (
Anser brachyrhynchus
)
Common Loon (
Gavia immer
)
Tufted Duck (
Aythya fuligula
)
Redwing (
Turdus iliacus
)
Circumnavigation of Iceland and also Heimaey
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Reykjavik, Iceland (7/8/2021)
Reykjavik, Iceland (7/9/2021)
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland (7/9/2021)
Myvatn Area, Iceland (7/10/2021)
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland (7/10/2021)
Myvatn Area, Iceland (7/11/2021)
Myvatn Area, Iceland (7/12/2021)
Eastern Iceland, Iceland (7/13/2021)
Southern Iceland, Iceland (7/14/2021)
Southern Iceland, Iceland (7/15/2021)
Westmann Islands, Iceland (7/15/2021)
Westmann Islands, Iceland (7/16/2021)
Westmann Islands, Iceland (7/17/2021)
Species Recorded (63)
Birds ( 61 )
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Northern Fulmar -
Fulmarus glacialis
Manx Shearwater -
Puffinus puffinus
Storm Petrels ( Hydrobatidae )
Leach's Storm-Petrel -
Hydrobates leucorhous
European Storm-Petrel -
Hydrobates pelagicus
Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Northern Gannet -
Morus bassanus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Graylag Goose -
Anser anser
Pink-footed Goose -
Anser brachyrhynchus
Tufted Duck -
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Barnacle Goose -
Branta leucopsis
Barrow's Goldeneye -
Bucephala islandica
Long-tailed Duck -
Clangula hyemalis
Whooper Swan -
Cygnus cygnus
Harlequin Duck -
Histrionicus histrionicus
Eurasian Wigeon -
Mareca penelope
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Common Scoter -
Melanitta nigra
Common Eider -
Somateria mollissima
King Eider -
Somateria spectabilis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Common Ringed Plover -
Charadrius hiaticula
European Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis apricaria
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Eurasian Oystercatcher -
Haematopus ostralegus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Red Knot -
Calidris canutus
Common Snipe -
Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit -
Limosa limosa
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Common Redshank -
Tringa totanus
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Great Skua -
Stercorarius skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Razorbill -
Alca torda
Black-headed Gull -
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Common Gull -
Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull -
Larus fuscus
Glaucous Gull -
Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull -
Larus marinus
Black-legged Kittiwake -
Rissa tridactyla
Arctic Tern -
Sterna paradisaea
Auks and Puffins ( Alcidae )
Black Guillemot -
Cepphus grylle
Atlantic Puffin -
Fratercula arctica
Common Murre -
Uria aalge
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Goldcrest -
Regulus regulus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Northern Wheatear -
Oenanthe oenanthe
Redwing -
Turdus iliacus
Eurasian Blackbird -
Turdus merula
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Meadow Pipit -
Anthus pratensis
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Redpoll -
Acanthis flammea
Snow Bunting -
Plectrophenax nivalis
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