Bird AlbumSvalbard & Jan Mayen · Svalbard
Longyearbyen
62 species and 6,748 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June–July, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sjoskrenten0 km49 species
- Hotellsenet laguner4 km34 species
- Adventdalen5 km47 species
All 62 species recorded here
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Little Auk Alle alle
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Longyearbyen?
June–July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Longyearbyen?
62 species, from 6,748 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Longyearbyen in November?
The most recorded in November: Snow Bunting, Glaucous Gull, Barnacle Goose 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.