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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