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Native and Naturalized (103)

  1. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Nicole Bison
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  2. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sho Rapley
    Location: Njarðvík--ponds
  3. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  4. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  5. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
    # Count: 1100
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  6. Razorbill Alca torda
    # Count: 2500
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  7. Common Murre Uria aalge
    # Count: 3000
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  8. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
    # Count: 1500
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  9. Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  10. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
    # Count: 4000
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  11. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
    # Count: 800
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  12. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Miðnes--Nesjar
  13. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Miðnes--Nesjar
  14. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Miðnes--Nesjar
  15. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Thomas
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  16. Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  17. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Yuill
    Location: Sandgerðistjörn (ponds)
  18. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  19. Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matteo Brambilla
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  20. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  21. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
    # Count: 38
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  22. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  23. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Eyjólfur Matthíasson
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  24. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    # Count: 27
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Njarðvík--ponds
  25. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marcus Kelly
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  26. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Simon Priestnall
    Location: Sandgerðistjörn (ponds)
  27. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gilles Delforge
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  28. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  29. Ruff Calidris pugnax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  30. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Sandgerðistjörn (ponds)
  31. Sanderling Calidris alba
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Edward Rickson
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  32. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 53
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  33. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Sandgerðistjörn (ponds)
  34. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 58
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  35. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
    # Count: 36
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  36. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
    # Count: 21
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  37. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Simon Priestnall
    Location: Miðnes--Norðurkot
  38. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Mats Hjelte
    Location: Kalfatjörnsvegur
  39. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ægir Gunnarsson
    Location: Sandgerðistjörn (ponds)
  40. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
    # Count: 35
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  41. European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
    # Count: 150
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Melaberg, Sandgerði IS-Southern Peninsula (64.0026,-22.7053)
  42. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
    # Count: 70
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  43. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 289
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  44. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  45. Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
    # Count: 38
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  46. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
    # Count: 2700
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  47. Great Skua Stercorarius skua
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  48. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grindavík--Vatnsstæði (Járngerðarstaðatjörn) (ponds)
  49. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  50. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mats Hjelte
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  51. Brant Branta bernicla
    # Count: 500
    Date:
    Observer: Hanna Björg Henrysdóttir
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  52. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gauti Baldvinsson
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  53. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Sandgerði--leira (mudflat)
  54. Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
    # Count: 21
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Reykjanes lighthouse (seawatch)
  55. Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  56. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Seltjörn
  57. Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grindavík--Vatnsstæði (Járngerðarstaðatjörn) (ponds)
  58. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  59. Redwing Turdus iliacus
    # Count: 130
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  60. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  61. Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  62. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  63. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
    # Count: 3500
    Date:
    Observer: Sebastian Esp
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  64. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
    # Count: 172
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: 46 402, Garður, IS (64,078, -22,673)
  65. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    # Count: 1000
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  66. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
    # Count: 90
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Grindavík--Vatnsstæði (Járngerðarstaðatjörn) (ponds)
  67. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
    # Count: 700
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  68. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
    # Count: 500
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  69. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Sandgerði--leira (mudflat)
  70. Common Gull Larus canus
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Keflavík--víkin (bay)
  71. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
    # Count: 110
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  72. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 350
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  73. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sigurjón Einarsson
    Location: Norðurgarður 19, Reykjanesbær IS-Southern Peninsula (64.0051,-22.5703)
  74. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
    # Count: 89
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  75. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vincent delcourt
    Location: Hafnir
  76. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
    # Count: 2200
    Date:
    Observer: Vincent delcourt
    Location: Hafnir
  77. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 42
    Date:
    Observer: Vincent delcourt
    Location: Hafnir
  78. Common Loon Gavia immer
    # Count: 86
    Date:
    Observer: Vincent delcourt
    Location: Hafnir
  79. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
    # Count: 55
    Date:
    Observer: Vincent delcourt
    Location: Hafnir
  80. Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Víkur
  81. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Víkur--Vatnsstæði
  82. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
    # Count: 192
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  83. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Silas Olofson
    Location: 13 Heimavellir, Keflavík, Reykjanesbær, IS (64,003, -22,582)
  84. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Kees de Mooy
    Location: Vatnsleysuströnd--Kúagerði
  85. Dovekie Alle alle
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Keflavík--höfnin (harbour)
  86. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  87. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
    # Count: 280
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  88. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: kari haataja
    Location: Keflavik, fish harbor
  89. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: 15 Heimavellir, Keflavík, Reykjanesbær, IS (64,004, -22,582)
  90. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Bergmann
    Location: Hafnir--Ósar
  91. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Keflavík--bærinn
  92. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 260
    Date:
    Observer: Yann Kolbeinsson
    Location: Hafnir--Ósar
  93. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 1000
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Aki Ragnarsson
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  94. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Aki Ragnarsson
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  95. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
    # Count: 2000
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Aki Ragnarsson
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  96. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 37
    Date:
    Observer: Arnor Gudmundsson
    Location: Garður-Helguvík jólatalning
  97. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 135
    Date:
    Observer: Gunnlaugur Thrainsson
    Location: Njarðvík--ponds
  98. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
    # Count: 250
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Kálfatjörn- Kúagerði
  99. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Kálfatjörn- Kúagerði
  100. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
    # Count: 139
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: 4 Hafnargata, Vogar, Sveitarfélagið Vogar, IS (63,985, -22,394)
  101. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 220
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Stapavegur, Vogar, Sveitarfélagið Vogar, IS (63,971, -22,394)
  102. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 76
    Date:
    Observer: Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson
    Location: Stapavegur, Vogar, Sveitarfélagið Vogar, IS (63,971, -22,394)
  103. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
    # Count: 1

Hybrids (2)

  1. Tufted Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid) Aythya fuligula x marila
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Síki í Garði (ponds only)
  2. Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach

Additional Taxa (8)

  1. jaeger sp. Stercorarius sp. (jaeger sp.)
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  2. large alcid sp. Alca/Uria sp.
    # Count: 3000
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðsjór (seawatch)
  3. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Arfadalsvík
  4. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 400
    Date:
    Observer: Kathryn Hyndman
    Location: Reykjanes--tjörn við vitann (pond by lighthouse)
  5. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: M Lombard
    Location: Nesvegur, Grindavíkurbær, IS (63.821, -22.524) Near Grindavik
  6. alcid sp. Alcidae sp.
    # Count: 1000
    Date:
    Observer: Brage Bærheim
    Location: Garður--Garðskagi lighthouse
  7. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Ashley Casey
    Location: Sandgerði--north beach
  8. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: James Mitchell
    Location: Reykjanes lighthouse (seawatch)