Bird AlbumGreenland
Nuuk
43 species and 617 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–September, with up to 13 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tyskernæsset3 km26 species
All 43 species recorded here
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nuuk?
July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 13 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nuuk?
43 species, from 617 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nuuk in November?
The most recorded in November: Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.