Bird AlbumIceland · Northeastern Region
Bakkakrókur
68 species and 11,593 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
RedwingTurdus iliacusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tjörnes – Héðinshöfði-Eyvík2 km56 species
- Húsavík – hafnarsvæði3 km100 species
- Húsavík – skrúðgarður3 km68 species
- Húsavík – Hjartarlundur og nágr.4 km51 species
- Kaldbakstjarnir6 km101 species
- Víkingavatn24 km81 species
All 68 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bakkakrókur?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bakkakrókur?
68 species, from 11,593 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bakkakrókur in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Eider, European Herring Gull, Great Cormorant, Mallard and Great Black-backed 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.