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Native and Naturalized (101)

  1. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  2. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Antonio Paez
    Location: Reykjavík--101 (city centre)
  3. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Sólheimatjörn
  4. Brant Branta bernicla
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Kría Rún Daðadóttir
    Location: Leiruvogur
  5. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Kasthúsatjörn
  6. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðatjörn
  7. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  8. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Kría Rún Daðadóttir
    Location: Leiruvogur
  9. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Bergmann
    Location: Reykjavík--Vatnsmýrin
  10. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sverrir Þór Sigurðarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Þorfinnstjörn
  11. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  12. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gaukur Hjartarson
    Location: Grafarvogur
  13. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  14. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sölvi Vignisson
    Location: Kópavogslækur
  15. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Daltjörn (pond only)
  16. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  17. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  18. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðavegur
  19. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
    # Count: 100
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  20. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Knapp
    Location: Mosfellsheiði
  21. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  22. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Otto Samwald
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Hofgarðar
  23. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Amy Hodson
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  24. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  25. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  26. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Bláfjallavegur, IS (63.984, -21.793)
  27. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Lethbridge
    Location: Reykjavík--Lambhagi
  28. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Kría Rún Daðadóttir
    Location: Garðabær--Vífilsstaðavatn
  29. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Kari Korhonen
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  30. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Kópavogur--Lundur
  31. Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Erling Olafsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hamarkotslækur
  32. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  33. European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sverrir Þór Sigurðarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Vatnsmýrin
  34. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  35. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Kari Korhonen
    Location: Álftanes, Garðabær, IS (64,096, −22,042)
  36. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Snæþór Aðalsteinsson
    Location: Álftanes--Skógtjörn
  37. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gauti Baldvinsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  38. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  39. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Sólarleið, Reykjavík IS-Höfuðborgarsvæði (64.1175,-21.8834)
  40. Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marcus Kelly
    Location: Heiðmörk
  41. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Daltjörn (pond only)
  42. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
    # Count: 33
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  43. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  44. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  45. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: loretta kao
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Búðatjörn
  46. Sanderling Calidris alba
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  47. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Daltjörn (pond only)
  48. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Mac
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--general area
  49. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  50. Great Skua Stercorarius skua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ian L Jones
    Location: Rekjavik harbour and approaches (64.2015,-21.9605)
  51. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Sackton
    Location: Akurey
  52. Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Mac
    Location: Reykjavíkurhöfn (harbour)
  53. Razorbill Alca torda
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Sackton
    Location: Akurey
  54. Dovekie Alle alle
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Hanna Björg Henrysdóttir
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  55. Common Murre Uria aalge
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Sackton
    Location: Akurey
  56. Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Bakkavík
  57. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  58. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  59. Common Gull Larus canus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  60. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  61. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  62. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  63. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  64. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Korey Kiepert
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  65. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Mac
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  66. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  67. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  68. Common Loon Gavia immer
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  69. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Kría Rún Daðadóttir
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  70. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ian L Jones
    Location: Rekjavik harbour and approaches (64.2015,-21.9605)
  71. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Reykjavík - Borgartún 19
  72. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Sackton
    Location: Akurey
  73. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Mac
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  74. Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Saemundur Valdimarsson
    Location: Álftanes--Kasthúsatjörn
  75. White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jón Árnason
    Location: Hafravatn
  76. Long-eared Owl Asio otus
    # Count: 1
  77. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jóhann Finnur Sigurjónsson
    Location: Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.134, -21.749)
  78. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ricky Flamio
    Location: Heiðmörk--Rauðhólar
  79. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
    # Count: 1
  80. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kondrashov
    Location: Reykjavíkurhöfn (harbour)
  81. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  82. Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Aðalsteinn Örn Snæþórsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  83. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kathryn Hyndman
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  84. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: 38 Reykjavikurvegur, Hafnarfjörður, Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, IS (64.073, -21.953)
  85. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Susan Mac
    Location: Reykjavík--Fossvogur cemetery
  86. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kría Rún Daðadóttir
    Location: Garðabær--Vífilsstaðavatn
  87. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gaukur Hjartarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skálagerði
  88. Redwing Turdus iliacus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gaukur Hjartarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skálagerði
  89. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gaukur Hjartarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skálagerði
  90. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðatjörn
  91. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  92. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kari Korhonen
    Location: Álftanes, Garðabær, IS (64,096, −22,042)
  93. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Grandavegur 36
  94. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  95. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  96. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Magnus Oskarsson
    Location: Klettahraun 23, Hafnarfjörður
  97. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Reykjavík, Stífluhringur-Breiðholtshvarf
  98. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  99. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Aaron Hulsey
    Location: Heiðmörk
  100. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  101. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grafarvogur

Hybrids (4)

  1. Northern Shoveler x Mallard (hybrid) Spatula clypeata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Ástjörn
  2. Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid) Aythya collaris x fuligula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steph Davis
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  3. Tufted Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid) Aythya fuligula x marila
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  4. Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Ánanaust Skólphreinsistöð

Additional Taxa (13)

  1. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ian L Jones
    Location: Rekjavik harbour and approaches (64.2015,-21.9605)
  2. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Owen Lawton
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  3. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  4. Thick-billed/Common Murre Uria lomvia/aalge
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stig Linander
    Location: Faxaflói (Reykjavík whalewatching pelagics)
  5. large alcid sp. Alca/Uria sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Milton Blomberg
    Location: Faxaflói (Reykjavík whalewatching pelagics)
  6. alcid sp. Alcidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Ánanaust Skólphreinsistöð
  7. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    # Count: 80
    Date:
    Observer: Enzo Mardones
    Location: Auto selected 64.19312, -21.97188
  8. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Thomas
    Location: Hvalfjörður--Botnsvogur
  9. loon sp. Gavia sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  10. Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo/Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: James Mitchell
    Location: Eiði
  11. Long-eared/Short-eared Owl Asio otus/flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sebastian Acevedo
    Location: Smáralind Parking Lot
  12. Common/Hoary Redpoll Acanthis flammea/hornemanni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: M Lombard
    Location: 270 Dalsgarðsafleggjari, Mosfellsdalur, Mosfellsbær, IS (64.179, -21.617) Mosskógar Campsite
  13. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: M Lombard
    Location: 32 Sundlaugavegur, Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.146, -21.876), Campground