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Native and Naturalized (101)

  1. Great Skua Stercorarius skua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari
  2. Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Óseyrarbraut 27, Hafnarfjörður IS-Greater Reykjavík 64.06525, -21.98072
  3. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Thut
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  4. Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Heiðmörk, Reykjavík IS-Höfuðborgarsvæði 64.07125, -21.74255
  5. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Skerjafjörður
  6. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Víðinesvegur, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.187, -21.756)
  7. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðatjörn
  8. Sanderling Calidris alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  9. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Álftanes--Skógtjörn
  10. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  11. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  12. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Boyd
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  13. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mats Hjelte
    Location: Reykjavík--Vatnsmýrin
  14. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Böðvar Þórisson
    Location: Grafarvogur
  15. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Mats Hjelte
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  16. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: L Z
    Location: Fossvogur bay
  17. Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  18. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ashley Casey
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Ástjörn
  19. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mira Milovanović
    Location: IS (64.191, -22.019)
  20. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Grafarvogur
  21. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  22. Brant Branta bernicla
    # Count: 27
    Date:
    Observer: Saemundur Valdimarsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  23. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Antonio Paez
    Location: Reykjavík--101 (city centre)
  24. European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: David Astins
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Grótta
  25. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Vincent delcourt
    Location: Kópavogur (bay)
  26. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  27. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James McCormick
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  28. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grafarvogur
  29. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: 57 Hverfisgata, Hafnarfjörður, Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, IS (64,068, -21,95)
  30. Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Lambhagi
  31. White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Hvalfjörður--Brynjudalsvogur
  32. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Reykjavík, Stífluhringur-Breiðholtshvarf
  33. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Hanna Björg Henrysdóttir
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  34. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: 9 Akralind, Kópavogur, Kópavogsbær, IS (64,095, -21,882)
  35. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Reykjavík - Borgartún 19
  36. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Snæþór Aðalsteinsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Ástjörn
  37. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Vatnsmýrin
  38. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Snæþór Aðalsteinsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  39. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: 22 Hólmatún, Álftanes, Garðabær, IS (64,108, -22,023)
  40. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Ástjörn
  41. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Magnus Oskarsson
    Location: Klettahraun 23, Hafnarfjörður
  42. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Ægisíða 109
  43. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Hanna Björg Henrysdóttir
    Location: Grafarvogur
  44. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Lambhagi
  45. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Brimnes-Hofsvík
  46. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Saltvík-Brimnes
  47. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Aki Ragnarsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--höfnin (main harbour)
  48. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  49. Dovekie Alle alle
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Hanna Björg Henrysdóttir
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  50. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
    # Count: 150
    Date:
    Observer: Gabi Zabel
    Location: Iceland
  51. Common Murre Uria aalge
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Gabi Zabel
    Location: Iceland
  52. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  53. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Lambhagi
  54. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Lambhagi
  55. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Reid May
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  56. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Jón Árnason
    Location: Hafravatn
  57. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  58. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Kópavogslækur
  59. Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Kópavogslækur
  60. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Kópavogur--Lundur
  61. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Fossvogsdalur
  62. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Andrésson
    Location: Naustabryggja
  63. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Skógræktin og Fossvogslækur
  64. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Skógræktin og Fossvogslækur
  65. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  66. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  67. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  68. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  69. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  70. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  71. Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--við Brúsastaði
  72. Razorbill Alca torda
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--við Brúsastaði
  73. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--við Brúsastaði
  74. Common Loon Gavia immer
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--við Brúsastaði
  75. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Skógtjörn
  76. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Skógtjörn
  77. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Úlfarsá--neðan þjóðvegar
  78. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
    # Count: 80
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  79. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
    # Count: 70
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  80. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  81. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  82. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  83. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  84. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  85. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Álftanes--Hliðsnes
  86. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  87. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Elliðaá--Árbæjarstífla
  88. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 61
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Elliðaá--Árbæjarstífla
  89. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Elliðaá--Árbæjarstífla
  90. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Elliðaá--Árbæjarstífla
  91. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson
    Location: Flúðasel 73
  92. Common Gull Larus canus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson
    Location: Flúðasel 73
  93. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson
    Location: Flúðasel 73
  94. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  95. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  96. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  97. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  98. Redwing Turdus iliacus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Reid May
    Location: Reykjavík--101 (city centre)
  99. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Reid May
    Location: Reykjavík--101 (city centre)
  100. Long-eared Owl Asio otus
    # Count: 1
  101. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
    # Count: 1

Hybrids (4)

  1. Ring-necked x Tufted Duck (hybrid) Aythya collaris x fuligula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Viktor Árnason
    Location: Reykjavík--Vatnsmýrin (Hústjörn)
  2. Northern Shoveler x Mallard (hybrid) Spatula clypeata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Ástjörn
  3. Tufted Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid) Aythya fuligula x marila
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gabi Zabel
    Location: Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.153, -21.946)
  4. Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Aki Ragnarsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--höfnin (main harbour)

Additional Taxa (13)

  1. large alcid sp. Alca/Uria sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Simon Delany
    Location: IS (64.201, -22.009) At Sea Nw Of Reykjavik
  2. alcid sp. Alcidae sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: James Mitchell
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--general area
  3. Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo/Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: James Mitchell
    Location: Eiði
  4. Common/Hoary Redpoll Acanthis flammea/hornemanni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grafarvogur
  5. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Galbreath
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  6. Thick-billed/Common Murre Uria lomvia/aalge
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stig Linander
    Location: Faxaflói (Reykjavík whalewatching pelagics)
  7. Long-eared/Short-eared Owl Asio otus/flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sebastian Acevedo
    Location: Smáralind Parking Lot
  8. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  9. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  10. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sebastian Acevedo
    Location: Garðabær--Urriðaholt
  11. loon sp. Gavia sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  12. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Gabi Zabel
    Location: Iceland
  13. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skálagerði