Birds of Svalbard & Jan Mayen

82 species recorded at 15 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Snow BuntingSnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisGlaucous GullGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreusBarnacle GooseBarnacle GooseBranta leucopsisBlack GuillemotBlack GuillemotCepphus grylle

Most recorded

Black-legged KittiwakeBlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaCommon EiderCommon EiderSomateria mollissimaArctic TernArctic TernSterna paradisaeaNorthern FulmarNorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialisParasitic JaegerParasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPurple SandpiperPurple SandpiperCalidris maritimaThick-billed MurreThick-billed MurreUria lomviaLittle AukLittle AukAlle allePink-footed GoosePink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusRed-throated LoonRed-throated LoonGavia stellataAtlantic PuffinAtlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaCommon Ringed PloverCommon Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaLong-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisKing EiderKing EiderSomateria spectabilis

Hotspots with the most records

  1. LongyearbyenSvalbard62 species
  2. Ny-ÅlesundSvalbard43 species
  3. SjoskrentenSvalbard49 species
  4. Nordvest-Spitsbergen NP – Fjortende JulibreenSvalbard34 species
  5. SmeerenburgSvalbard37 species
  6. Blomstrandhalvøya – PeirsonhamnaSvalbard29 species
  7. Hotellsenet lagunerSvalbard34 species
  8. AlkefjelletSvalbard26 species
  9. AlkhornetSvalbard26 species
  10. KrykkjefjelletSvalbard20 species
  11. MagdalenefjordenSvalbard30 species
  12. PoolepyntenSvalbard41 species
All 15 hotspots
  1. Texas Bar og HornbækpollenSvalbard24 species
  2. Nordvest-Spitsbergen NP – LilliehöökbreenSvalbard22 species
  3. AdventdalenSvalbard47 species

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All species recorded · 82