Bird AlbumIceland · Western Region
Arnarstapi
68 species and 6,987 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–July, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
European ShagGulosus aristotelis
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Flatey75 km68 species
All 68 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Arnarstapi?
May–July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Arnarstapi?
68 species, from 6,987 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Arnarstapi in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Cormorant, Common Eider, Great Black-backed Gull, European Shag and Glaucous Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.