Guðmundur Hj Falk Johannesson: Iceland Year List 2021 IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 171 of 171 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 8 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 10 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 10/12/2021 Viking pond Innri Njardvik 11 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 American Wigeon Mareca americana 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 16 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 17 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 18 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 22 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 06/03/2021 Helluvatn Reykjavik 23 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 24 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 25 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 26 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 28 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 02/01/2021 keflavik 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 31 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 28/11/2021 Ósabotnar Hafnir 32 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 33 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 34 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 36 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 37 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Yes 27/05/2021 Andakílsvirkjun/neðri hreppur 38 Common Swift Apus apus 39 Rock Dove Columba livia 40 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 41 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 42 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 44 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 45 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 28/02/2021 Njarðvíkurfitjar 46 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 47 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 48 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 49 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 50 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 51 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Yes 14/10/2021 Vestmannaeyjar 52 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 06/10/2021 Hellnar Snæfellsnes 53 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 54 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 24/09/2021 Reykjanesviti 55 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 57 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 61 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 62 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 63 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 22/08/2021 Breiðabólstaðartjörn Álftanes 64 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 04/07/2021 65 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 66 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Yes 15/08/2021 Ásbrú reykjanesbær 67 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 68 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 69 Red Knot Calidris canutus 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 71 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 25/07/2021 Stafnes 72 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 26/06/2021 Hólabrekka Garður 73 Sanderling Calidris alba 74 Dunlin Calidris alpina 75 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 76 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 15/09/2021 Gardur 77 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 28/07/2021 Brunnar Grindavik 78 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 12/07/2021 nesjar Hvalsnesi 79 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 13/09/2021 80 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 28/08/2021 Sandgerði 81 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 82 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 83 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 84 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 03/01/2021 keflavik 85 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 24/07/2021 Arfadalsvik 86 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 24/07/2021 Staður Grindavík 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 88 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 14/10/2021 Vestmannaeyjar 89 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 31/08/2021 Hornafjördur 90 Common Gull Larus canus 91 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 92 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Yes 22/03/2021 Njarðvíkurfitjar 93 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 94 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 95 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 96 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 97 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 98 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 99 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 100 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 101 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 102 Razorbill Alca torda 103 Little Auk Alle alle 104 Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 105 Common Murre Uria aalge 106 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 107 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 108 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 109 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 110 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 111 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 112 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 113 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 114 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 115 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 09/09/2021 Innri Njardvik 116 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 117 Great Egret Ardea alba Yes 05/04/2021 Álar Landeyjar 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 119 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 09/10/2021 Sandgerði 120 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 25/01/2021 Ósabotnar 121 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 04/10/2021 Sólbrekka 122 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 123 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 124 Merlin Falco columbarius 125 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 126 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 25/09/2021 klifhólar 127 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 31/08/2021 128 Northern Raven Corvus corax 129 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 130 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 131 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 132 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 133 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 134 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 135 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 136 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 04/10/2021 137 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 138 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 139 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 140 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Yes 23/01/2021 Sólbrekka Seltjörn 141 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 09/08/2021 Norðurkot 142 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 143 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 03/10/2021 Reykjavik 144 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 145 Redwing Turdus iliacus 146 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 147 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 148 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 02/10/2021 Sólbrekka Seltjörn 149 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 150 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 151 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 152 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 153 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 154 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 155 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 156 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 157 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 158 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 159 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yes 28/03/2021 Sólbrekka Seltjörn 160 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 161 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 29/09/2021 midhus 162 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 163 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 164 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 165 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 166 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Yes 09/09/2021 Nesjar 167 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 26/01/2021 Elliðahvammur 168 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 11/06/2021 Lagafell Eyja og Miklaholtshreppi 169 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 24/09/2021 Stafnes 170 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 25/09/2021 Eyrarbakki 171 American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Yes 18/09/2021 Þorlákshöfn