Bird AlbumFaroe Islands
Tórshavn – Sandagerð
69 species and 1,347 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 35 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common LoonGavia immer
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tórshavn – Skansin to Hotel Havgrim1 km53 species
- Tórshavn – Viðarlundin2 km61 species
- Kirkjubøur6 km84 species
- Sandsvatn17 km89 species
- Syðrugøta – bay, shore and village20 km93 species
- Sandavágur – shore and bay21 km60 species
All 69 species recorded here
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tórshavn – Sandagerð?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 35 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tórshavn – Sandagerð?
69 species, from 1,347 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tórshavn – Sandagerð in November?
The most recorded in November: European Herring Gull, Common Eider, Mallard, Common Starling and Common 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.