Bjarni Saemundsson: Iceland Life List Icelandic Bird List, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 239 of 239 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 15 27.27 2 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 52 94.55 3 Bean Goose Anser fabalis 14 25.45 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 41 74.55 5 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 33 60.00 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 49 89.09 7 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 20 36.36 8 Ross's Goose Anser rossii 13 23.64 9 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 29 52.73 10 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 11 20.00 11 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 34 61.82 12 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 36 65.45 13 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 6 10.91 14 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 37 67.27 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19 34.55 16 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 44 80.00 17 American Wigeon Anas americana 25 45.45 18 Gadwall Anas strepera 37 67.27 19 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 44 80.00 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 24 43.64 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 50 90.91 22 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 32 58.18 23 Garganey Anas querquedula 24 43.64 24 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 10 18.18 25 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 35 63.64 26 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 25 45.45 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 24 43.64 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 49 89.09 29 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 46 83.64 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 17 30.91 31 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 52 94.55 32 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 35 63.64 33 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 46 83.64 34 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 44 80.00 35 American/Black Scoter Melanitta americana 10 18.18 36 Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 29 52.73 37 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 22 40.00 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 20 36.36 39 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 23 41.82 40 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 14 25.45 41 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 36 65.45 42 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 27 49.09 43 Hooded Merganser Mergus cucullatus 16 29.09 44 Smew Mergus albellus 14 25.45 45 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 47 85.45 46 Goosander Mergus merganser 33 60.00 47 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 45 81.82 48 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 45 81.82 49 Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica 15 27.27 50 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 45 81.82 51 Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 13 23.64 52 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 7 12.73 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 18 32.73 54 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 14 25.45 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 41 74.55 56 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 49 89.09 57 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 20 36.36 58 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 31 56.36 59 European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 19 34.55 60 Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 18 32.73 61 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 43 78.18 62 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 46 83.64 63 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 45 81.82 64 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 20 36.36 65 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16 29.09 66 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 22 40.00 67 Great White Egret Egretta alba 17 30.91 68 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 30 54.55 69 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 12 21.82 70 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 8 14.55 71 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 33 60.00 72 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 9 16.36 73 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 9 16.36 74 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 18 32.73 75 Merlin Falco columbarius 41 74.55 76 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 45 81.82 77 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 14 25.45 78 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 19 34.55 79 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 24 43.64 80 Common Coot Fulica atra 27 49.09 81 American Coot Fulica americana 11 20.00 82 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 45 81.82 83 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 18 32.73 84 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 11 20.00 85 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 45 81.82 86 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 9 16.36 87 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 9 16.36 88 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 9 16.36 89 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 9 16.36 90 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 18 32.73 91 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 14 25.45 92 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 47 85.45 93 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 22 40.00 94 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 24 43.64 95 Red Knot Calidris canutus 34 61.82 96 Sanderling Calidris alba 37 67.27 97 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 11 20.00 98 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 11 20.00 99 Little Stint Calidris minuta 15 27.27 100 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 9 16.36 101 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 18 32.73 102 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 17 30.91 103 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 18 32.73 104 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 12 21.82 105 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 42 76.36 106 Dunlin Calidris alpina 42 76.36 107 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 13 23.64 108 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 25 45.45 109 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 18 32.73 110 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 46 83.64 111 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 6 10.91 112 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 14 25.45 113 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 22 40.00 114 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 43 78.18 115 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 25 45.45 116 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 44 80.00 117 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 27 49.09 118 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 47 85.45 119 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 13 23.64 120 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 19 34.55 121 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 12 21.82 122 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 16 29.09 123 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 18 32.73 124 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 41 74.55 125 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 13 23.64 126 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 42 76.36 127 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 25 45.45 128 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 19 34.55 129 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 44 80.00 130 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 21 38.18 131 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 40 72.73 132 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 11 20.00 133 Little Gull Larus minutus 25 45.45 134 Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 20 36.36 135 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia 18 32.73 136 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 49 89.09 137 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 25 45.45 138 Mew Gull Larus canus 35 63.64 139 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 47 85.45 140 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 44 80.00 141 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus 9 16.36 142 Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri 6 10.91 143 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 10 18.18 144 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 42 76.36 145 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 50 90.91 146 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 45 81.82 147 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 15 27.27 148 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 41 74.55 149 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 17 30.91 150 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 15 27.27 151 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 44 80.00 152 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 5 9.09 153 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 19 34.55 154 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 17 30.91 155 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 41 74.55 156 Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia 34 61.82 157 Razorbill Alca torda 39 70.91 158 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 43 78.18 159 Little Auk Alle alle 26 47.27 160 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 44 80.00 161 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 35 63.64 162 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 23 41.82 163 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 22 40.00 164 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 16 29.09 165 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 19 34.55 166 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 39 70.91 167 Common Swift Apus apus 20 36.36 168 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18 32.73 169 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 18 32.73 170 Hoopoe Upupa epops 9 16.36 171 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 15 27.27 172 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 6 10.91 173 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum 10 18.18 174 Sky Lark Alauda arvensis 13 23.64 175 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19 34.55 176 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 7 12.73 177 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 31 56.36 178 Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota 11 20.00 179 House Martin Delichon urbicum 22 40.00 180 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 45 81.82 181 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 15 27.27 182 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 15 27.27 183 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 15 27.27 184 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 12 21.82 185 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 18 32.73 186 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 43 78.18 187 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 26 47.27 188 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 39 70.91 189 Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis 12 21.82 190 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 26 47.27 191 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 6 10.91 192 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 7 12.73 193 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 13 23.64 194 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 44 80.00 195 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 14 25.45 196 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 36 65.45 197 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 30 54.55 198 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 18 32.73 199 Redwing Turdus iliacus 48 87.27 200 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 12 21.82 201 American Robin Turdus migratorius 9 16.36 202 Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama 3 5.45 203 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 23 41.82 204 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 16 29.09 205 Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 11 20.00 206 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 19 34.55 207 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 19 34.55 208 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 22 40.00 209 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 22 40.00 210 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 31 56.36 211 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 27.27 212 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 17 30.91 213 Great Tit Parus major 9 16.36 214 Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula 19 34.55 215 Common Raven Corvus corax 50 90.91 216 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 49 89.09 217 Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus 17 30.91 218 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 18 32.73 219 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 16 29.09 220 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 23 41.82 221 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23 41.82 222 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 27 49.09 223 Mealy Redpoll Carduelis flammea 42 76.36 224 Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 23 41.82 225 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 16 29.09 226 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 31 56.36 227 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 17 30.91 228 Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 10 18.18 229 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 16 29.09 230 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 12 21.82 231 Northern Parula Parula americana 6 10.91 232 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 5 9.09 233 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 9 16.36 234 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 12 21.82 235 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 7 12.73 236 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 12 21.82 237 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 20 36.36 238 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 46 83.64 239 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 16 29.09