Bird AlbumIceland · Northeastern Region
Kaldbakstjarnir
101 species and 89,610 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–June and August, with up to 56 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca streperaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Húsavík – Hjartarlundur og nágr.2 km51 species
- Húsavík – hafnarsvæði3 km100 species
- Húsavík – skrúðgarður3 km68 species
- Bakkakrókur6 km68 species
- Tjörnes – Héðinshöfði-Eyvík8 km56 species
- Víkingavatn26 km81 species
All 101 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kaldbakstjarnir?
May–June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 56 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kaldbakstjarnir?
101 species, from 89,610 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kaldbakstjarnir in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Eurasian Wigeon, Redpoll, Eurasian Wren and Northern Raven.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.