Bird AlbumFaroe Islands
Gjógv
59 species and 919 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Eiði – lake8 km93 species
- Syðrugøta – bay, shore and village18 km93 species
- Viðareiði22 km127 species
- Sandavágur – shore and bay32 km60 species
- Miðvágur – shore and bay33 km67 species
- Sørvágur – inner bay and clay area34 km62 species
All 59 species recorded here
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Gjógv?
August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Gjógv?
59 species, from 919 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.