Faroe Islands
Eiði – lake
93 species and 2,170 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common GullLarus canus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gjógv8 km59 species
- Syðrugøta – bay, shore and village22 km93 species
- Sandavágur – shore and bay28 km60 species
- Sørvágur – inner bay and clay area28 km62 species
- Miðvágur – shore and bay29 km67 species
- Viðareiði29 km127 species
All 93 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Eiði – lake?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Eiði – lake?
93 species, from 2,170 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Eiði – lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Tufted Duck, Rock Dove, European Herring Gull and Common Starling.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.