Birds of Iceland

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Like any good amateur birder, I kept a list of all the birds we saw on our trip. Special shout out to Neil who made many sightings, as well as to Sage, Cait, Nic and Kellan for contributing to the list. Total count: 27 species!

Bird                                        Date                                  Location

Common Snipe                       24 May                              Thingveller

Pink-footed Goose

Mallard Duck

Black-headed Gull

Pied Wagtail

Redwing

Oystercatcher                       25 May                                 Selfoss

Whooper Swan                                                                 Geysir

Arctic Skua                            26 May                                Solheimajokull

Arctic Tern                             28 May                                 Klauster

Eider Duck                                                                         Jokulsarlon

Snow Bunting

Whimbrel or Dunlin

Pidgeon                                                                             Elgisstadir

Canada Geese

Fullmar                               29 May                                    Skalanes

Puffin

Kittiwake

Ringed Plover                    30 May

Grey Phalarope                 31 May

Robin

Gyrfalcon

Greylag Goose

Harlequin Duck                 2 June

Black-tailed Godwit

Whimbrel

Raven                               4 June

 

Next year I want to see the gyrfalcon!!!! It was spotted by Nic and Kellan while flying the drone.

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