Vagrants & uncommon birds in Iceland: 2001  
Green Heron (1st for Iceland) Butorides virescens (second-winter) shot at Grenlækur, Meðalland (S) on 29 October 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Mute Swan (3rd for Iceland) Cygnus olor (adult male) at Klapparós, Núpasveit (NE) - 27 May 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla at Bessastaðir, Álftanes (SW) - 16 May 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
American Wigeon Anas americana (drake with Eurasian Wigeon) at Klapparós, Núpasveit (NE) - 3 June 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis (drake) at Daufhylur, Aðaldalur (NE) - 29 May 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris (drake) at Lake Tjörnin, Reykjavík (SW) - 24 February 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Common x King Eider Somateria mollissima x S. spectabilis (hybrid drake) at Eskifjörður (E) - 20 March 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Rough-legged Buzzard (15th for Iceland) - photo 2 - Buteo lagopus at Lágafell, Mosfellssveit (SW) - 24 October 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Greenland Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus "candicans" at Vífilsstaðahlíð, Garðabær (SW) - 21 March 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Little Stint - photo 2 - Calidris minuta (juvenile) at Höfn (SE) - 24 August 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (winter-plumaged with Dunlins) at Stokkseyri (S) - 10 June 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Ruff Philomachus pugnax (male) at Höfn (SE) - 17 May 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus at Lambhagi, Úlfarsá (SW) - 1 December 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia at Dynjandi, Nesjum (SE) - 17 September 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia at Höfn (SE) - 10 October 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola at Stokkseyri (S) - 9 June 2001   © Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola at Stokkseyri (S) - 10 June 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus (adult) at Kaldbakur, Húsavík (NE) - 22 August 2001   © Gaukur Hjartarson
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus (juvenile) at Kaldbakur, Húsavík (NE) - 15 September 2001   © Gaukur Hjartarson
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis (adult) at Höfn (SE) - 26 February 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea (summer-plumage) at Stokkseyri (S) - 12 May 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea (first-winter) at Höfn (SE) - 27 December 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus at Höfn (SE) - 24 May 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea at Brunnhólskirkja, Mýrar (SE) - 23 October 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus at Langholtsvegur, Reykjavík (SW) - 9 February 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
European Robin Erithacus rubecula at Brunnhóll, Mýrar (SE) - 19 October 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra at Hagi, Nesjum (SE) - 18 October 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Common Blackbird Turdus merula male & female at Laugardalur, Reykjavík (SW) - 8 April 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
American Robin (3rd for Iceland) - photo 2 - Turdus migratorius (1st-winter) at Heimaey, Westman Islands (S) - 13 October 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria at Hraun, Ölfus (SW) - 8 October 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Barred Warbler - photo 2 - Sylvia nisoria (1st-winter) at Brunnhólskirkja, Mýrar (SE) - 19 October 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla (male) at Hlíðarendi, Ölfus (SW) - 17 October 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus at Höfn (SE) - 19 October 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Goldcrest Regulus regulus at Vífilsstaðahlíð, Garðabær (SW) - 13 March 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata at Seljaland, Eyjafjöll (SW) - 20 October 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Rose-coloured Starling (16th for Iceland) Sturnus roseus (adult male) at Skógar, Eyjafjöll (S) - 9 July 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Rose-coloured Starling (16th for Iceland) Sturnus roseus (adult male) at Skógar, Eyjafjöll (S) - 10 July 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs (male) at Höfn (SE) - 2 March 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla (female) at Höfði, Lake Mývatn (NE) - 27 June 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla at Brunnhólskirkja, Mýrar (SE) - 23 October 2001   © Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus male & female at Skaftafell (SE) - 2 May 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Common Linnet (1st for Iceland) - photo 2 - Carduelis cannabina (female/juvenile) at Höfn (SE) - 20 October 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra at Hof, Öræfi (SE) - 24 June 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra male & female at Hof, Öræfi (SE) - 24 June 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
Common Crossbill - photo 2 - Loxia curvirostra (male, with Gunnar Þ. Hallgrímsson) at Fossvogur, Reykjavík (SW) - 9 September 2001   © Valþór Ásgrímsson
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1st for Iceland) - photo 2 - Pheucticus ludovicianus (1st-winter male) at Þorlákshöfn (SW) - 21 October 2001   © Yann Kolbeinsson
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1st for Iceland) Pheucticus ludovicianus (1st-winter male) at Þorlákshöfn (SW) - 22 October 2001   © Daníel Bergmann
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1st for Iceland) Pheucticus ludovicianus (1st-winter male) at Þorlákshöfn (SW) - 22 October 2001   © Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson