Iceland 2017 birds

Bird pictures from our three-month stay in Iceland in our motor home via the ferry to Seyðisfjörður. In May a small round-about to Mývatn, Húsavík and back. In June-July the big circle, south coast to Reykjavík, then Snæfellsnes, Flatey, Látrabjarg, the West-fjords and the northern route back. Sixty-two species are shown here, with pictures mostly in chronological order.

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Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
2
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
3
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
4
Greylag goose (Anser anser)
Greylag goose (Anser anser)
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Greylag goose (Anser anser)
Greylag goose (Anser anser)
6
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
7
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
8
Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
9
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
10
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
11
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
12
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
13
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
14
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
15
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
16
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
17
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
18
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
19
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
20
Great northern diver (Gavia immer)
Great northern diver (Gavia immer)
21
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
22
Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca)
23
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
24
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
25
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
26
Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
27
Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
28
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
29
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
30
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
31
Great northern diver (Gavia immer)
Great northern diver (Gavia immer)
32
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
33
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
34
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
35
Common gull (Larus canus)
Common gull (Larus canus)
36
Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with Black-hea...
Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
37
Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
38
Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
39
Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides)
Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides)
40
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
41
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
42
Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
43
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
44
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
45
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
46
Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
47
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and Arctic t...
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
48
Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
49
Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
50
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
51
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
52
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
53
Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
54
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
55
Red knot (Calidris canutus)
Red knot (Calidris canutus)
56
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
57
Common eider (Somateria mollissima) with chicks
Common eider (Somateria mollissima) with chicks
58
Common eider (Somateria mollissima), juvuniles
Common eider (Somateria mollissima), juvuniles
59
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
60
Common murre (Uria aalge) and pair of Razorbil...
Common murre (Uria aalge) and pair of Razorbill (Alca torda)
61
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
62
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
63
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
64
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
65
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
66
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
67
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
68
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
69
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
70
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
71
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
72
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
73
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
74
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) with...
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) with chick
75
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
76
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
77
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
78
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
79
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
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Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
81
Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), j...
Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), juvenile
82
Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
83
Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
84
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
85
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
86
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
87
Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) with juve...
Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) with juvenile
88
Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
89
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
90
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
91
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) and Purpl...
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) and Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
92
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
93
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
94
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
95
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
96
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
97
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
98
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
99
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
100
Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)
Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)
101
Common raven (Corvus corax)
Common raven (Corvus corax)
102
Common raven (Corvus corax), egg thief
Common raven (Corvus corax), egg thief
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Common raven (Corvus corax)
Common raven (Corvus corax)
104
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
105
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
106
Common murre (Uria aalge)
Common murre (Uria aalge)
107
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) with...
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) with chicks
108
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
109
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
110
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
111
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
112
Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides)
Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides)
113
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
114
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
115
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) with juveni...
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) with juvenile
116
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
117
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
118
Great northern diver (Gavia immer)
Great northern diver (Gavia immer)
119
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata), pair with ...
Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata), pair with chick
120
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
121
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
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Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
123
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
124
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
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Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), colony with ...
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), colony with chicks

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