Birdlist

1.Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
Seen frequently in lakes and ponds, widespread.
2.Great Northern Diver Gavia immer
27 June1Mývatn
1 July1Vatnsdalsvatn
3 July1Arnarstapi to Staðastaður
3.Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
26-28 June20+Mývatn
4.Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
24 June1Dettifoss (30 km in land)
Very common along the coast and behind the ferry, widespread.
5.Gannet Morus bassanus
Some behind the ferry (sometimes very close).
13 July2 ad, 2 juvStöðvarfjörður, probably breeding at Skrúdur island
6.Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
22 June1Oynðarfjørður
1 July3Látrabjarg
2 July100+Breiðafjörður
7.Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
2 July10+Breiðafjörður
8.Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Common and widespread in the highlands.
9.Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
21 June1Toftavatn (FR)
10.Greylag Goose Anser anser
Common and widespread
11.Wigeon Anas penelope
26 June3Mývatn
12.Teal Anas crecca
26-28 June10+Mývatn
30 June1Bitrufjörður
13.Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
23 June1Oynðarfjørður to Tórshavn (FR)
Fairly common and widespread.
14.Pintail Anas acuta
27 June2Mývatn
15.Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
26-28 JuneCommonMývatn
16.Scaup Aythya marila
26-28 JuneCommonMývatn
Some around the coast.
17.Eider Somateria mollissima
Very common and widespread along the coast, sometimes in flocks of several hundreds.
18.Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
27 June4ffLaxá delta, Mývatn
28 June1fLaxá delta, Mývatn
29 June1m, 1fVatnsnes peninsula, at sea
30 June2mmBitrufjörður
1m, 1fSkalmarfjörður
1 July16mm, 9ffVatnsdalsvatn
19.Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
24 June1Lagarfljót, Egilsstaðir
26-28 JuneSomeMývatn
20.Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
26 June1fMývatn
21.Barrowæs Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
26-28 JuneHundredsMývatn
22.Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Seen regularly.
23.Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
26 June1mMývatn
24.Merlin Falco columbarius
24 June1Egilsstaðir to Dettifoss
27 June1Mývatn
9 July1Skaftafell N.P.
25.Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus
24 June2mmKopasker to Raufarhöfn
1 July1f, 1 chickVatnsdalsvatn
26.Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Fairly common and widespread along the coast.
27.Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Fairly common and widespread.
28.Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Common and widespread.
29.Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
13 July±10Stokksnes
30.Dunlin Calidris alpina
24 June1Kopasker to Raufarhöfn
31.Snipe Gallinago gallinago
22 JuneSomeToftavatn (F)
Common and widespread.
32.Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa islandica
25 June1Kelduhverfi
5 July1Þingvellir
7 July1Laugarvatn
8 July1Dyrhólaey
33.Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Common and widespread.
34.Redshank Tringa totanus
Very common and widespread.
35.Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Seen frequently in lakes and ponds along the road, widespread.
36.Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Seen regularly along the coast, good numbers at the Skeidar rsandur and Breiðamerkursandur.
37.Great Skua Catharacta skua
20 June1Flying past the ferry
21 June1Toftavatn (FR)
7 July3Mìrdalsjökull
8 July5Vík, attacking Puffins
2Dyrhólaey, attacking Puffins
9 July5Vík to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
11+12 July100+Jökulsárlón
15 July1Flew past the ferry
38.Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Common and widespread.
39.Common Gull Larus canus
Sometimes seen.
40.Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Fairly common and widespread, though not as common as Great Black-backed Gull.
41.Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Fairly common.
42.Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
30 June - 3 July100+ Westfjords. Almost exclusively adults, sometimes in flocks. Outnumbering Great Black-backed Gull here.
8 July1Vík
1Dyrhólaey
1Camping Skógar
13 July2Stöðvarfjörður
43.Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Common and widespread along the coast.
20 June1Flying behind the ferry in open sea
44.Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Very common near bird cliffs, some behind the ferry.
45.Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
17 July± 20Esbjerg (DK)
46.Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Very common and widespread.
47.Guillemot Uria aalge
1 July10,000+Latrabjarg
2 July1,000+Breiðafjörður
3 July1,000+Londrangar
Some along the coast and behind the ferry.
48.Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia
1 July10,000+Latrabjarg
3 July1,000+Londrangar
49.Auk Alca torda
1 July10,000+Latrabjarg
8 July1Dyrhólaey
Some along the coast and behind the ferry.
50.Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
22 JuneSomeOynðarfjørður (FR)
2 July500+Breiðafjörður
3 July±10Londrangar
Some along the coast.
51.Puffin Fratercula arctica
22 June1Oynðarfjørður (FR)
1 July10,000+Latrabjarg
2 July500+Breiðafjörður
8 July10,000+Vík
8 July2,500+Dyrhólaey
Some along the coast and behind the ferry.
52.Rock Dove Columba livia
20 JuneSomeFaroe Islands
53.Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
28 June1Hunting above the road near Dalvík
54.Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
Common and widespread.
55.Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba
Seen regularly.
56.Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
22 JuneSomeToftavatn (FR) and Oynðarfjørður (FR)
10-11 JulySomeSkaftafell N.P.
57.Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Seen regularly, widespread.
58.Redwing Turdus iliacus
Common and widespread.
59.Hooded Crow Corvus corone cornix
Fairly common in Denmark.
60.Raven Corvus corax
Seen frequently, widespread.
61.Starling Sturnus vulgaris
22 JuneSomeTórshavn (FR)
62.House Sparrow Passer domesticus
9 July1Vík
63.Redpoll Carduelis flammea islandica
Common and widespread.
64.Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Seen frequently (mainly males), widespread.

Mammal list

1.Long-tailed Field Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
9 July1Camping Kirkjubæjarklaustur
2.Common seal Phoca vitulina / Grey seal Halichoerus grypus
29 June± 30Vatnsnes peninsula [711] contains the largest easily accessible seal colony in Iceland.
17 July20Esbjerg (DK)
Seen fairly regularly along the coast. Sometimes we could not make the distinction between Common and Grey Seal, because of the distance (why didn't I bring a mammal book?).
3.Pilot Whale Globicephala meleana
13 July1Stokksnes
15 July1Near ferry when Iceland disappeared in the mist
4.Harbour porpoise Phoceana phoceana
13 July1Stokksnes
5.Killer Whale Orcinus orca
15 July3Near Shetlands. We were all enjoying our Scandinavian buffet when the captain announced that three Killer Whales could be seen on port side. Thank you, captain.