Bird AlbumIceland · Capital Region
Reykjavík – Tjörnin pond
84 species and 26,669 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–September, with up to 40 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Northern RavenCorvus coraxSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Bakkatjörn4 km96 species
- Síki í Garði35 km115 species
- Garður – Garðskagi lighthouse37 km112 species
- Þingvellir N.P.41 km70 species
All 84 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Reykjavík – Tjörnin pond?
April–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 40 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Reykjavík – Tjörnin pond?
84 species, from 26,669 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Reykjavík – Tjörnin pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Whooper Swan, Mallard, Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull and Tufted Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.