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Rare Birds in 2002

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					Rarity photos on Gunnar Ţór Hallgrímsson's website.

					Little Egret Egretta garzetta - 7th for Iceland Krossbćr, Nes (SE) 11 May 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Björn Arnarson

					Little Egret Egretta garzetta - 7th for Iceland Krossbćr, Nes (SE) 11 May 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Björn Arnarson

					Great White Egret Ardea alba alba - 2nd for Iceland Hraunkot, Lón (SE) 7 April 2003 Of the European race (as the first one in 2000).		© Daníel Bergmann

					Great White Egret Ardea alba alba - 2nd for Iceland Hraunkot, Lón (SE) 7 April 2003 Voted as the 2nd best Icelandic Rare Bird Photograph of the year 2002.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lake Helluvatn near Reykjavík (SW) 10 April 2002		© Daníel Bergmann

					Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mýrar (SE) 2 August 2002 Voted as the 3rd best Icelandic Rare Bird Photograph of the year 2002.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Hafnarfjörđur (SW) 28 October 2002 Adult with Greylag Geese Anser anser.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Hafnarfjörđur (SW) 28 October 2002 Adult with Greylag Geese Anser anser.		© Daníel Bergmann

					American Wigeon Anas americana Hafnarfjörđur (SW) 10 March 2002 Drake with female Eurasian Wigeon.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					American Wigeon Anas americana Kaldbakur, Húsavík (NE) May 2002 Drake with female Eurasian Wigeon.		© Gaukur Hjartarson

					Garganey Anas querquedula Stokkseyri (S) 11 May 2002 Drake.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Garganey Anas querquedula Njarđvíkurfitjar (SW) 3 June 2002 Drake.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Common Pochard Aythya ferina Skútustađir, Lake Mývatn (NE) 8 June 2002 Drake.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Vatnsmýrin, Reykjavík (SW) 23 February 2002 Drake.		© Daníel Bergmann

					King Eider Somateria spectabilis Sandgerđi (SW) 27 January 2002 Female with Common Eiders.		© Per Lif

					King Eider Somateria spectabilis Grindavík (SW) 9 March 2002 Female with female Common Eider.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					King Eider Somateria spectabilis Höfn (SE) 11 March 2002 Adult drake with Common Eiders.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					King Eider Somateria spectabilis Buđlungahöfn, Núpasveit (NE) 31 May 2002 Adult & first-summer drakes (right) with Common Eiders.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - 9th for Iceland Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 1 July 2002 Adult drake that has been here (with Harlequin Ducks) since January 1998. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - 9th for Iceland Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 11 July 2002 Adult drake (starting to moult) that has been here, with Harlequin Ducks, since January 1998. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Phil Koken

					Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - 9th for Iceland Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 11 July 2002 Adult drake (starting to moult) that has been here, with Harlequin Ducks, since January 1998. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Phil Koken

					Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus - 5th for Iceland Andakílsá, Borgarfjörđur (SW) 25 February 2002 First-winter drake with Goosander [Common Merganser]. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus - 5th for Iceland Andakílsá, Borgarfjörđur (SW) 25 February 2002 First-winter drake. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus - 5th for Iceland Andakílsá, Borgarfjörđur (SW) 25 February 2002 First-winter drake. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Greenland Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus "candicans" Hraunkot, Lón (SE) 6 April 2002 View the status of this white morph in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Greenland Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus "candicans" Hrísey island (N) 21 September 2002 Voted as the 3rd best Icelandic Rare Bird Photograph of the year 2002. View the status of this white morph in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Greenland Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus "candicans" Hrísey island (N) 21 September 2002 View the status of this white morph in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Vatnsmýrin, Reykjavík (SW) 19 March 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Vatnsmýrin, Reykjavík (SW) 19 March 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Vatnsmýrin, Reykjavík (SW) 19 March 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Common Coot Fulica atra Húsavík (NE) 4 April 2002		© Ómar Örn Jónsson

					Common Coot Fulica atra Húsavík (NE) 3 April 2002		© Gaukur Hjartarson

					Common Crane Grus grus Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 17 April 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Common Crane Grus grus Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 17 April 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Common Crane Grus grus Höfn (SE) 15 May 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Common Crane Grus grus Höfn (SE) 15 May 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii - 1st for Iceland At sea at Skagafjarđardjúp (N) 12 July 2002		© Jósef Stefánsson

					Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Álftanes (SW) 22 June 2002 A very irregular breeding species, first breeding record since 1992.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Njarđvíkurfitjar (SW) 20 May 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Ruff Philomachus pugnax Eyrarbakki (S) 17 May 2002 Male. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Núpar, Ölfus (SW) 24 February 2002		© Daníel Bergmann

					Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Lundur, Kópavogur (SW) 11 March 2002		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Keldur, Reykjavík (SW) 11 March 2002		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Harđbaksvík, Melrakkaslétta (NE) May 2002 Male with Ruddy Turnstones.		© Gaukur Hjartarson

					Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata Stokkseyri (S) 9 September 2002 6 birds.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Víđiker (N) 13 June 2002		© Gunnar Ţór Hallgrímsson

					Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Víđiker (N) 13 June 2002		© Gunnar Ţór Hallgrímsson

					Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Höfn (SE) 21 April 2002 First-summer. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Höfn (SE) 21 April 2002 First-summer. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Höfn (SE) 21 April 2002 First-summer. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - 9th for Iceland Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 14 July 2002 Adult. First twitchable bird in Iceland, staying there for one month. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Gunnar Ţór Hallgrímsson

					White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus - 9th for Iceland Borgarfjörđur eystri (E) 14 July 2002 Adult. First twitchable bird in Iceland, staying there for one month. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Gunnar Ţór Hallgrímsson

					European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Húsavík (NE) 2 November 2002		© Gaukur Hjartarson

					Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca Laufrönd (C) 5 July 2002 Female.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Long-eared Owl Asio otus Hlíđarendi, Ölfus (SW) 14 October 2002		© Daníel Bergmann

					Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon - 4th for Iceland Kađalstađir, Stafholtstungur (W) 25 February 2002 2cy female. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Unnur Ólafsdóttir

					Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon - 4th for Iceland Kađalstađir, Stafholtstungur (W) 26 February 2002 2cy female that died on 25 February. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon - 4th for Iceland Kađalstađir, Stafholtstungur (W) 26 February 2002 2cy female that died on 25 February. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon - 4th for Iceland Kađalstađir, Stafholtstungur (W) 26 February 2002 2cy female that died on 25 February. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Stapi, Nes (SE) 2 August 2002 A breeding individual		© Daníel Bergmann

					Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Stapi, Nes (SE) 2 August 2002 A breeding individual		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Common Blackbird Turdus merula Fossvogur, Reykjavík (SW) 11 August 2002 Moulting male, which is part of around 10 pairs breeding at Fossvogur.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Common Blackbird Turdus merula Fossvogur, Reykjavík (SW) 11 August 2002 Juvenile.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Akranes (SW) 17 March 2002		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

					Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Berufjörđur (E) 1 July 2002 Rejected by the Icelandic Rarities Committee. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina - 3rd for Iceland Eyrarbakki (SW) 18 September 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina - 3rd for Iceland Eyrarbakki (SW) 18 September 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Lćkjarbakki, Flói (S) 16 September 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fossvogur, Reykjavík (SW) 7 August 2002		© Daníel Bergmann

					Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Ţorlákshöfn (SW) 18 September 2002 Voted as the best Icelandic Rare Bird Photograph of the year 2002. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Ţorlákshöfn (SW) 18 September 2002 View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Rook Corvus frugilegus Höfn (SE) 22 April 2002 Adult.		© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

					Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus Hellissandur, Snćfellsnes (W) 19 July 2002 Adult. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Yann Kolbeinsson

					Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus Leirhöfn, Melrakkaslétta (NE) 4 August 2002 Adult. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Gaukur Hjartarson

					Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Ţorlákshöfn (SW) 14 October 2002 Juvenile. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Ţorlákshöfn (SW) 14 October 2002 Juvenile. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes - 10th for Iceland Vogar, Vatnsleysuströnd (SW) 10 April 2002 Male. View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Daníel Bergmann

					White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Sundahöfn harbour, Reykjavík (SW) 28 May 2002 D-category record, one previous accepted record (A-cat.). View the status of this species in Iceland.		© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

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