Iceland · Eastern Region

Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður NP – Jökulsárlón

88 species and 9,992 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May–August, with up to 50 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Snow BuntingSnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisIceland GullIceland GullLarus glaucoidesGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboNorthern RavenNorthern RavenCorvus coraxNorthern FulmarNorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialisEuropean Herring GullEuropean Herring GullLarus argentatusCommon GullCommon GullLarus canusGreat Black-backed GullGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinusRedpollRedpollAcanthis flammeaCommon EiderCommon EiderSomateria mollissimaBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusGlaucous GullGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreusRed-throated LoonRed-throated LoonGavia stellataMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchos

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Höfn – Einarslundur54 km116 species

All 88 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður NP – Jökulsárlón?

May–August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 50 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður NP – Jökulsárlón?

88 species, from 9,992 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður NP – Jökulsárlón in November?

The most recorded in November: Snow Bunting, Iceland Gull, Great Cormorant, Northern Raven and Northern Fulmar.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.