Birds of Iceland

255 species recorded at 24 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosNorthern RavenNorthern RavenCorvus coraxEurasian WigeonEurasian WigeonMareca penelopeRedpollRedpollAcanthis flammeaEuropean Herring GullEuropean Herring GullLarus argentatusGreat Black-backed GullGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinusIceland GullIceland GullLarus glaucoidesCommon EiderCommon EiderSomateria mollissimaLong-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisGlaucous GullGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreusBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRedwingRedwingTurdus iliacusEurasian WrenEurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesBlack GuillemotBlack GuillemotCepphus grylle

Most recorded

Red-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorGreylag GooseGreylag GooseAnser anserArctic TernArctic TernSterna paradisaeaCommon RedshankCommon RedshankTringa totanusWhooper SwanWhooper SwanCygnus cygnusTufted DuckTufted DuckAythya fuligulaWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaCommon SnipeCommon SnipeGallinago gallinagoNorthern FulmarNorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialisMeadow PipitMeadow PipitAnthus pratensisLesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusBlack-legged KittiwakeBlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaEuropean Golden PloverEuropean Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaEurasian OystercatcherEurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. KaldbakstjarnirNortheastern Region101 species
  2. Húsavík – hafnarsvæðiNortheastern Region100 species
  3. BakkatjörnCapital Region96 species
  4. Reykjavík – Tjörnin pondCapital Region84 species
  5. Garður – Garðskagi lighthouseSouthern Peninsula Region112 species
  6. BakkakrókurNortheastern Region68 species
  7. Mývatn & LaxáNortheastern Region80 species
  8. Heimaey – VíkinSouthern Region94 species
  9. Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður NP – JökulsárlónEastern Region88 species
  10. Þingvellir N.P.Southern Region70 species
  11. Látrabjarg – BjargtangarWestfjords63 species
  12. Vestmannaeyjar ferrySouthern Region77 species
All 24 hotspots
  1. FlateyWestfjords68 species
  2. Húsavík – skrúðgarðurNortheastern Region68 species
  3. ArnarstapiWestern Region68 species
  4. GrímseyNortheastern Region89 species
  5. VíkingavatnNortheastern Region81 species
  6. Tjörnes – Héðinshöfði-EyvíkNortheastern Region56 species
  7. Síki í GarðiSouthern Peninsula Region115 species
  8. Höfn – EinarslundurEastern Region116 species
  9. Blönduós – riverNorthwestern Region68 species
  10. Mývatn – StakhólstjörnNortheastern Region60 species
  11. Húsavík – Hjartarlundur og nágr.Northeastern Region51 species
  12. Víkingavatn – SuðurbolurNortheastern Region70 species

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All species recorded · 255