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Native and Naturalized (97)

  1. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Kópavogur -- Holtagerði 59
  2. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Kópavogur -- Holtagerði 59
  3. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  4. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  5. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  6. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  7. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  8. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  9. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  10. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  11. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  12. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  13. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  14. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  15. Redwing Turdus iliacus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kristjansdottir
    Location: Kelduleið, Reykjavík IS-Greater Reykjavík (64.1276,-21.8454)
  16. European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Pollurinn Í Lykkjunni
  17. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Bergmann
    Location: Garðabær--Vífilsstaðavatn
  18. Common Loon Gavia immer
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Bergmann
    Location: Garðabær--Vífilsstaðavatn
  19. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vitor Gonçalves
    Location: Álftanes--Breiðabólsstaðatjörn
  20. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vitor Gonçalves
    Location: Álftanes--Breiðabólsstaðatjörn
  21. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vitor Gonçalves
    Location: Álftanes--Breiðabólsstaðatjörn
  22. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vitor Gonçalves
    Location: Álftanes--Breiðabólsstaðatjörn
  23. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Ánanaust Skólphreinsistöð
  24. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Ánanaust Skólphreinsistöð
  25. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  26. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  27. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  28. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ashley Call
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  29. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ashley Call
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  30. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Kópavogur--höfnin (harbour)
  31. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  32. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Cos van Wermeskerken
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  33. Brant Branta bernicla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  34. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  35. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  36. Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  37. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  38. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  39. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Eiði
  40. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  41. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  42. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  43. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Cos van Wermeskerken
    Location: Reykjavík--Sæbraut (sea front)
  44. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Aron Alexander Þorvarðarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  45. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Aron Alexander Þorvarðarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  46. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Aron Alexander Þorvarðarson
    Location: Reykjavík--Vatnsmýrin
  47. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari
  48. Razorbill Alca torda
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari
  49. Common Murre Uria aalge
    # Count: 80
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari
  50. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
    # Count: 100
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari
  51. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Max Morganfield
    Location: Faxaflói (Reykjavík whalewatching pelagics)
  52. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari puffins
  53. Common Gull Larus canus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gabriella Orfanides
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  54. Sanderling Calidris alba
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Ánanaust Skólphreinsistöð
  55. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Golfvöllur GKG
  56. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðatjörn
  57. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gabriella Orfanides
    Location: Reykjavíkurhöfn (harbour)
  58. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Whale Safari puffins
  59. Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Heiðmörk, Reykjavík IS-Höfuðborgarsvæði 64.07125, -21.74255
  60. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Skerjafjörður
  61. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Álftanes - Jörfavegur
  62. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Víðinesvegur, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.187, -21.756)
  63. Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Erling Olafsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hamarkotslækur
  64. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 23
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  65. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðavegur
  66. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðatjörn
  67. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Kasthúsatjörn
  68. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sölvi Vignisson
    Location: Kópavogslækur
  69. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Simon Priestnall
    Location: Reykjavík--Öskjuhlíð
  70. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Geldinganes
  71. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andris Klepers
    Location: Eiði
  72. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Kjós--Bugða (river)
  73. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  74. Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Saemundur Valdimarsson
    Location: Álftanes--Kasthúsatjörn
  75. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Snoppa
  76. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Hvalfjörður--Botnsvogur
  77. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Örfirisey - Göngustígur NV
  78. White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jón Árnason
    Location: Hafravatn
  79. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Snæþór Aðalsteinsson
    Location: Álftanes--Skógtjörn
  80. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Grandavegur 36
  81. Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--Bakkavík
  82. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  83. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Álftanes--Bessastaðatjörn
  84. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jóhann Finnur Sigurjónsson
    Location: Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.134, -21.749)
  85. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Skriðustekkur 11
  86. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: 38 Reykjavikurvegur, Hafnarfjörður, Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, IS (64.073, -21.953)
  87. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Antonio Paez
    Location: Reykjavík--101 (city centre)
  88. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Kópavogur--Lundur
  89. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gaukur Hjartarson
    Location: Grafarvogur
  90. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Lethbridge
    Location: Reykjavík--Lambhagi
  91. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grafarvogur
  92. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Reykjavík, Stífluhringur-Breiðholtshvarf
  93. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Thorfinnur Sigurgeirsson
    Location: Sólarleið, Reykjavík IS-Höfuðborgarsvæði (64.1175,-21.8834)
  94. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gauti Baldvinsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  95. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Magnus Oskarsson
    Location: Klettahraun 23, Hafnarfjörður
  96. Dovekie Alle alle
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Hanna Björg Henrysdóttir
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey
  97. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
    # Count: 1

Hybrids (4)

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

Additional Taxa (12)

  1. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Shriner
    Location: Bakkatjörn (pond only)
  2. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Shriner
    Location: Reykjavík--Öskjuhlíð
  3. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    # Count: 70
    Date:
    Observer: Trausti Gunnarsson
    Location: Faxaflói (Reykjavík whalewatching pelagics)
  4. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: M Lombard
    Location: 32 Sundlaugavegur, Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, IS (64.146, -21.876), Campground
  5. Common/Hoary Redpoll Acanthis flammea/hornemanni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Héðinn Finnsson
    Location: Reykjavík--Hólavallagarður (cemetery)
  6. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Rafn Sigurðsson
    Location: Hafnarfjörður--Hvaleyrarlón
  7. alcid sp. Alcidae sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: James Mitchell
    Location: Seltjarnarnes--general area
  8. Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo/Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: James Mitchell
    Location: Eiði
  9. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Galbreath
    Location: Reykjavík--Tjörnin pond
  10. Thick-billed/Common Murre Uria lomvia/aalge
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stig Linander
    Location: Faxaflói (Reykjavík whalewatching pelagics)
  11. Long-eared/Short-eared Owl Asio otus/flammeus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sebastian Acevedo
    Location: Smáralind Parking Lot
  12. loon sp. Gavia sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tandri Gauksson
    Location: Reykjavík--Örfirisey