Bird AlbumFaroe Islands
Viðareiði
127 species and 3,762 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and September–October, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Northern RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gjógv22 km59 species
- Syðrugøta – bay, shore and village23 km93 species
- Eiði – lake29 km93 species
- Tórshavn – Viðarlundin40 km61 species
- Tórshavn – Skansin to Hotel Havgrim41 km53 species
- Tórshavn – Sandagerð42 km69 species
All 127 species recorded here
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Common Swift Apus apus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Viðareiði?
April–May and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Viðareiði?
127 species, from 3,762 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Viðareiði in November?
The most recorded in November: Greylag Goose, Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Northern Raven and House Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.