Bird AlbumIceland · Southern Region
Heimaey – Víkin
94 species and 10,009 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and August–September, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Rock DoveColumba livia
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vestmannaeyjar ferry10 km77 species
All 94 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Heimaey – Víkin?
April–May and August–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Heimaey – Víkin?
94 species, from 10,009 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Heimaey – Víkin in November?
The most recorded in November: European Herring Gull, Common Eider, Great Black-backed Gull, Red-breasted Merganser and Black Guillemot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.