Iceland · Northeastern Region
Víkingavatn
81 species and 6,295 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–June, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Common MerganserMergus merganserSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Víkingavatn – Suðurbolur0 km70 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 81 species recorded here
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Víkingavatn?
April–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Víkingavatn?
81 species, from 6,295 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Víkingavatn in November?
The most recorded in November: Whooper Swan, Mallard, Redwing, Snow Bunting and Red-breasted Merganser.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.