Bird AlbumFaroe Islands
Sandavágur – shore and bay
60 species and 1,669 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 30 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
European ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common GullLarus canus
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Miðvágur – shore and bay2 km67 species
- Sørvágur – inner bay and clay area9 km62 species
- Tórshavn – Viðarlundin20 km61 species
- Tórshavn – Sandagerð21 km69 species
- Tórshavn – Skansin to Hotel Havgrim21 km53 species
- Kirkjubøur22 km84 species
All 60 species recorded here
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Razorbill Alca torda
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sandavágur – shore and bay?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 30 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sandavágur – shore and bay?
60 species, from 1,669 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sandavágur – shore and bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Eider, Mallard, Red-breasted Merganser, European Herring Gull and Great Black-backed 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.