Bjarni Saemundsson: Iceland Life List Icelandic Bird List, All records Record(s) 1 to 239 of 239 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yes 19/05/2020 Reyðarfjörður 2 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 3 Bean Goose Anser fabalis 13/04/2023 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 5 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 8 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 20/10/2013 Selfoss 9 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 10 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 13/04/2016 Sandgerði 11 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 12 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 13 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 12/04/2015 Arabær 14 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Yes 05/05/2012 Álftanes 16 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 17 American Wigeon Anas americana 18 Gadwall Anas strepera 19 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 23 Garganey Anas querquedula 24 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Yes 22/09/2011 Sandgerði 25 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 26 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 29 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 31/05/2012 Gardaaer 31 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 32 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 33 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 34 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 35 American/Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 20/05/2020 Þvottá 36 Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 37 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 39 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 17/03/2012 Kef 40 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 09/11/2016 Sandgerði 41 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 42 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 43 Hooded Merganser Mergus cucullatus Yes 30/01/2014 rvk 44 Smew Mergus albellus Yes 14/02/2013 Álftavatn 45 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 46 Goosander Mergus merganser 47 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 48 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 49 Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica Yes 26/07/2022 Vestmannsvatn 50 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 51 Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Yes 24/01/2020 Njarðvík 52 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 23/10/2018 Fuglavik 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yes 04/02/2017 Sog 54 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 56 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 57 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 58 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 59 European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 60 Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 61 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 62 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 63 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 64 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Yes 26/04/2017 Stafsnes 65 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 02/10/2022 Kröggólfsstaðir 66 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Yes 30/04/2011 aust 67 Great White Egret Egretta alba Yes 26/10/2016 Leirá 68 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 69 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 09/09/2021 Innri Njarðvík 70 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Yes 07/04/2013 Garður 71 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 72 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Yes 26/11/2011 Hval 73 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Yes 10/10/2021 Hvalsnes 74 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 75 Merlin Falco columbarius 76 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 77 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Yes 27/02/2013 Borgartun rvk 78 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 79 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 80 Common Coot Fulica atra 81 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 06/01/2016 lambhagi 82 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 83 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 20/04/2017 Garður 84 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 26/06/2020 Garður 85 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 86 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 03/04/2014 Garður 87 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 24/09/2021 Reykjanesviti 88 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 20/04/2014 Garðskagi 89 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Yes 23/07/2019 Hvalsnes 90 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Yes 27/08/2012 Garð 91 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 01/10/2011 Ásgarður 92 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 93 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 94 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 95 Red Knot Calidris canutus 96 Sanderling Calidris alba 97 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 06/09/2012 garð 98 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 14/10/2016 Bakkatjörn 99 Little Stint Calidris minuta Yes 19/08/2016 sandgerði 100 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Yes 18/10/2012 Bakkatjörn 101 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 102 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 06/10/2012 Garðskagi 103 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 104 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 105 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 106 Dunlin Calidris alpina 107 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Yes 01/10/2011 Garð 108 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 109 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 110 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 111 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 18/07/2011 Njar 112 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 19/09/2011 Álftan 113 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 114 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 115 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 116 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 117 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 118 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 119 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Yes 26/04/2019 Sandgerði 120 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 13/09/2011 hfj 121 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 08/05/2018 Sandgerði 122 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Yes 16/05/2013 Sandgerði 123 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 124 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 125 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 05/09/2011 Rvk 126 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 127 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 128 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 129 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 130 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 131 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 132 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Yes 09/10/2021 Grindavík 133 Little Gull Larus minutus 134 Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 135 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Yes 15/04/2012 Rvk 136 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 137 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 138 Mew Gull Larus canus 139 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 140 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 141 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 20/01/2020 Fitjar Njarðvik 142 Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri Yes 12/02/2013 Fossvogur 143 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Yes 01/02/2015 Rvk 144 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 145 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 146 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 147 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 148 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 149 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 150 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Yes 13/04/2013 Ölfursáós 151 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 152 Little Tern Sternula albifrons Yes 27/05/2022 Ásgarður 153 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 154 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Yes 05/06/2017 Stafnes 155 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 156 Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia 157 Razorbill Alca torda 158 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 159 Little Auk Alle alle 160 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 161 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 162 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 163 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 164 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 165 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 166 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 167 Common Swift Apus apus 31/05/2021 168 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Yes 01/09/2019 Mógilsá 169 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Yes 10/04/2019 álafoss 170 Hoopoe Upupa epops Yes 22/10/2013 Garðabær 171 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 09/09/2018 Apavatn 172 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 21/10/2023 Klifhólar 173 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 23/09/2020 Sólveigavellir 174 Sky Lark Alauda arvensis 175 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 176 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Yes 17/05/2012 Rvk 177 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 178 Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota Yes 28/08/2019 Miðhús Garði 179 House Martin Delichon urbicum 180 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 181 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 12/02/2020 Sandgerði 182 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 07/10/2011 Garð 183 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 184 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 03/10/2019 Grindavík 185 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 186 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 187 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 188 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 189 Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis 190 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 191 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Yes 07/10/2019 Sólbrekka 192 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Yes 24/10/2021 Stokkseyri 193 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 194 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 195 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 23/09/2020 Sólbrekka 196 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 197 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 198 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 199 Redwing Turdus iliacus 200 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 201 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 30/10/2018 solbrekkuskogur 202 Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama Yes 07/10/2019 Grindavík 203 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 204 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 205 Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 206 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 207 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 208 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 209 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 210 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 211 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 212 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 213 Great Tit Parus major Yes 01/11/2012 Rvk 214 Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula 215 Common Raven Corvus corax 216 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 217 Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus 218 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 219 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 21/09/2011 Selsk 220 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 221 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 222 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 223 Mealy Redpoll Carduelis flammea 224 Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 225 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Yes 15/11/2017 Sólbrekkuskógur 226 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 227 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 228 Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 229 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Yes 18/11/2017 Meistaravellir 230 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Yes 09/09/2019 Reykjanesviti 231 Northern Parula Parula americana Yes 20/09/2011 Rvk 232 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 26/09/2021 Eyrarbakki 233 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Yes 11/11/2012 Hfj 234 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 24/09/2021 Stafnes 235 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 28/10/2011 Garð 236 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Yes 16/01/2014 Þoll 237 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 238 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 239 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 07/10/2019 Solbrekkuskogur