Bird AlbumFaroe Islands
Famjin
71 species and 754 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 36 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common MerganserMergus merganserSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sumba16 km109 species
- Sandsvatn36 km89 species
- Kirkjubøur48 km84 species
- Tórshavn – Sandagerð53 km69 species
- Tórshavn – Skansin to Hotel Havgrim54 km53 species
- Tórshavn – Viðarlundin55 km61 species
All 71 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Gull Larus canus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- American Black Duck Anas rubripes
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Famjin?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 36 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Famjin?
71 species, from 754 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Famjin in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Eider, Common Starling, Mallard, European Herring Gull and Red-breasted Merganser.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.