Eyjólfur Matthíasson: Iceland Year List 2024 IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 98 of 98 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 29/03/2024 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 15/03/2024 3 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 27/04/2024 Selfoss 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2024 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2024 6 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 01/04/2024 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/01/2024 8 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2024 9 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 11/02/2024 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13/01/2024 11 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2024 12 American Wigeon Mareca americana 21/01/2024 Grafarvogur 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 14 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2024 15 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 19/01/2024 Fossvogur 16 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 21/04/2024 Villingaholtsvatn 17 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 21/04/2024 Villingaholtsvatn 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 06/01/2024 19 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 25/02/2024 20 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 01/03/2024 Akranes 21 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 01/01/2024 22 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 14/01/2024 23 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 21/01/2024 Örfirisey 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 12/01/2024 25 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 25/02/2024 Höfn 26 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 25/02/2024 27 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 02/01/2024 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2024 29 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 25/02/2024 30 Rock Dove Columba livia 25/02/2024 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas Yes 18/03/2024 Hvolsvöllur 32 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 25/02/2024 Höfn 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 11/02/2024 Fossvogur 34 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/03/2024 Lambhagi Reykjavík 35 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yes 13/01/2024 Lambhagi Reykjavík 36 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 08/03/2024 Þorlákshöfn 37 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 20/04/2024 38 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2024 39 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 29/03/2024 40 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 29/03/2024 41 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 29/04/2024 42 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 23/03/2024 Sandgerði 43 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 09/03/2024 Sandgerði 44 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 14/04/2024 45 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 19/01/2024 46 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2024 47 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 05/05/2024 Sandgerði 48 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2024 49 Red Knot Calidris canutus 01/05/2024 50 Dunlin Calidris alpina 29/03/2024 51 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 01/01/2024 52 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 28/01/2024 53 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2024 54 Common Gull Larus canus 13/01/2024 55 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 05/04/2024 Bakkatjörn 56 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 57 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2024 58 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 01/01/2024 59 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 09/03/2024 60 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 02/01/2024 61 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 05/05/2024 62 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 24/04/2024 63 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 21/01/2024 64 Razorbill Alca torda 28/01/2024 65 Common Murre Uria aalge 24/02/2024 66 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 28/01/2024 67 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/01/2024 68 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 21/01/2024 69 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 04/05/2024 70 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 03/03/2024 71 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 12/01/2024 72 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 28/01/2024 73 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2024 Kópavogslækur 74 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 17/02/2024 75 Merlin Falco columbarius 13/01/2024 76 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 06/01/2024 77 Rook Corvus frugilegus 16/03/2024 Þykkibær 78 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 25/02/2024 Hala Suðursveit 79 Northern Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2024 80 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 25/02/2024 Höfn 81 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 23/03/2024 82 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 24/02/2024 83 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2024 84 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2024 85 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 02/01/2024 86 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 04/02/2024 Keflavík 87 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 10/02/2024 Keflavík 88 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 25/02/2024 Nesjahverfi 89 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 09/03/2024 Við Brimketilinn á Reykjanesi 90 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 01/05/2024 91 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 24/04/2024 92 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 27/04/2024 93 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 25/02/2024 Höfn 94 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 10/02/2024 Keflavík 95 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 02/01/2024 96 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 28/03/2024 97 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 02/01/2024 98 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Yes 25/02/2024 Höfn