Bird AlbumIceland · Northeastern Region
Víkingavatn – Suðurbolur
70 species and 5,144 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–June, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MerlinFalco columbarius
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Víkingavatn0 km81 species
- Tjörnes – Héðinshöfði-Eyvík22 km56 species
- Húsavík – skrúðgarður24 km68 species
- Bakkakrókur24 km68 species
- Húsavík – Hjartarlundur og nágr.24 km51 species
- Húsavík – hafnarsvæði24 km100 species
All 70 species recorded here
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Víkingavatn – Suðurbolur?
May–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Víkingavatn – Suðurbolur?
70 species, from 5,144 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Víkingavatn – Suðurbolur in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Raven, Snow Bunting, Eurasian Wigeon, Barrow's Goldeneye and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.