Yann Kolbeinsson: Iceland Year List 2021 IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 156 of 156 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 12/04/2021 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/06/2021 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 13/04/2021 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 08/05/2021 Langidalur 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/01/2021 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 07/02/2021 7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 13/04/2021 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 04/01/2021 9 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 21/02/2021 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18/05/2021 11 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 11/12/2021 Njarðvík 12 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 22/04/2021 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 26/01/2021 14 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2021 15 American Wigeon Mareca americana 27/05/2021 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2021 17 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 18/02/2021 18 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 26/01/2021 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 20/02/2021 20 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 04/05/2021 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 13/05/2021 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26/01/2021 23 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 31/01/2021 24 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 24/03/2021 Elliðavatn 25 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 01/01/2021 26 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 01/01/2021 27 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 02/01/2021 28 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 18/02/2021 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 18/02/2021 30 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 09/01/2021 Reykjavík 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19/03/2021 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/01/2021 33 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 26/01/2021 34 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 02/01/2021 35 Smew Mergellus albellus 22/06/2021 36 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 03/01/2021 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2021 38 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 31/01/2021 39 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 17/01/2021 40 Rock Dove Columba livia 08/01/2021 41 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 19/03/2021 42 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 20/02/2021 43 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 23/03/2021 44 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 24/04/2021 45 Common Crane Grus grus 25/04/2021 46 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 31/01/2021 47 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 18/02/2021 48 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 28/08/2021 49 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 12/04/2021 50 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 30/08/2021 51 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Yes 11/10/2021 Heimaey 52 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 17/04/2021 53 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 24/09/2021 Stafnes 54 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 13/03/2021 55 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 25/04/2021 56 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 18/02/2021 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 10/10/2021 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/04/2021 59 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 24/01/2021 60 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 11/03/2021 61 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 21/02/2021 62 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 12/06/2021 63 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 04/05/2021 64 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11/06/2021 65 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 31/01/2021 66 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 18/02/2021 67 Red Knot Calidris canutus 21/02/2021 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 23/03/2021 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 14/05/2021 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 23/04/2021 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 02/01/2021 72 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 09/07/2021 73 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 23/05/2021 74 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22/04/2021 75 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 04/05/2021 76 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 07/02/2021 77 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 22/09/2021 78 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 06/06/2021 79 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 08/01/2021 80 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 11/10/2021 Heimaey 81 Common Gull Larus canus 08/01/2021 82 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 83 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2021 84 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 01/01/2021 85 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 20/02/2021 86 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 01/01/2021 87 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 23/05/2021 88 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 22/04/2021 89 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 03/04/2021 90 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 01/04/2021 91 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 02/01/2021 92 Razorbill Alca torda 29/01/2021 93 Little Auk Alle alle 29/01/2021 94 Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 29/01/2021 95 Common Murre Uria aalge 02/01/2021 96 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/01/2021 97 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Yes 18/06/2021 Vestmannsvatn 98 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 15/01/2021 99 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 15/07/2021 100 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19/01/2021 101 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 15/09/2021 102 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 13/04/2021 103 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 13/04/2021 104 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 31/01/2021 105 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2021 106 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 29/01/2021 107 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 29/09/2021 Vatnsmýri 108 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 17/01/2021 109 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 12/10/2021 Nesjar, Miðnes 110 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 26/01/2021 111 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/04/2021 112 Merlin Falco columbarius 11/01/2021 113 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 04/01/2021 114 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 24/09/2021 115 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 26/05/2021 116 Northern Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2021 117 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 16/01/2021 118 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 11/03/2021 119 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 31/05/2021 120 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 24/09/2021 121 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 30/09/2021 122 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 12/01/2021 123 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 30/09/2021 124 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 30/09/2021 125 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/01/2021 126 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2021 127 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 05/09/2021 128 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 08/01/2021 129 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 27/09/2021 Brautarholt, Flói 130 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 11/03/2021 131 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 12/03/2021 132 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2021 133 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 134 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2021 135 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 30/09/2021 136 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 09/01/2021 137 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 10/10/2021 138 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 30/09/2021 139 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 11/03/2021 Húsavík 140 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 25/04/2021 141 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 13/03/2021 142 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 19/04/2021 143 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 18/04/2021 144 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 22/09/2021 145 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 16/01/2021 146 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 05/01/2021 147 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 01/01/2021 148 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 12/02/2021 149 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 18/02/2021 150 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 16/07/2021 151 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 31/05/2021 152 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 01/01/2021 153 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 11/06/2021 Ytra-Lágafell 154 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 28/09/2021 Heimaey 155 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 24/09/2021 Stafnes 156 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 26/09/2021 Eyrarbakki