Iceland · Northeastern Region
Húsavík – hafnarsvæði
100 species and 78,670 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–June, with up to 57 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Common MurreUria aalgeSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Húsavík – skrúðgarður1 km68 species
- Húsavík – Hjartarlundur og nágr.1 km51 species
- Kaldbakstjarnir3 km101 species
- Bakkakrókur3 km68 species
- Tjörnes – Héðinshöfði-Eyvík5 km56 species
- Víkingavatn24 km81 species
All 100 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Black Scoter Melanitta americana
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Húsavík – hafnarsvæði?
April–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 57 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Húsavík – hafnarsvæði?
100 species, from 78,670 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Húsavík – hafnarsvæði in November?
The most recorded in November: European Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Common Eider and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.