© Yann Kolbeinsson

© Yann Kolbeinsson

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Lake Tjörnin, Reykjavík (SW)
10 December 2003

First-winter.
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© Daníel Bergmann

© Yann Kolbeinsson

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Selfoss (S)
23 November 2003

A juvenile bird, present since about two weeks.
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© Örn Óskarsson

Stock Dove Columba oenas - 1st for Iceland
Hali, Suðursveit (SE)
22 November 2003

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© Björn Arnarson

House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Hali, Suðursveit (SE)
22 November 2003

House Sparrows are very rare vagrants outside their only breeding
site in Iceland, Hof at Öræfi (SE).
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© Yann Kolbeinsson

Grey Herons Ardea cinerea
Núpar, Ölfus (SW)
22 November 2003

A flock of 19 birds !!

© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

Grey Herons Ardea cinerea
Lake Urriðakotsvatn (SW)
21 November 2003

Part of a 14 bird flock.

© Yann Kolbeinsson

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - 7th for Iceland
Fossvogur's tree plantation, Reykjavík (SW)
20 November 2003

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© Yann Kolbeinsson

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla - 7th for Iceland
Fossvogur's tree plantation, Reykjavík (SW)
17 November 2003

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© Skjálfti Titringsson

King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Höfn (SE)
17 November 2003

First-winter drake, one of three birds at Höfn this month !

© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Hali, Suðursveit (SE)
15 November 2003

Male.

© Björn Arnarson

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Hali, Suðursveit (SE)
15 November 2003

Female.

© Björn Arnarson

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Fossvogur's cemetary, Reykjavík (SW)
15 November 2003

Female.

© Jakob Sigurðsson

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Húsavík (NE)
10 November 2003

© Gaukur Hjartarson

King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Höfn (SE)
6 November 2003

Female.

© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Núpar, Ölfus (SW)
3 November 2003

© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar (S)
28 October 2003

In the same tree as the Cedar Waxwing earlier this month!

© Yann Kolbeinsson

Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens - 1st for Iceland
Þorbjörn, Grindavík (SW)
27 October 2003

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© Björn Arnarson

European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Brekka, Lón (SE)
24 October 2003

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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

"Eastern" Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 'fulvescens'
Núpur, Eyjafjöll (S)
22 October 2003

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© Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson

© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Laugarás, Biskupstungur (S)
20 October 2003

One of five birds found in six days.
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© Gunnar Tómasson

Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens - 2nd for Iceland
Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar (S)
17 October 2003

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© Daníel Bergmann

Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum - 5th for Iceland
Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar (S)
17 October 2003

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© Daníel Bergmann

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar (S)
17 October 2003

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© Yann Kolbeinsson

Greenland Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 'candicans'
Caught at sea east off Iceland on 10 October, and released
on 16 October at Reykjavík (SW)
14 October 2003

A second-winter female.
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© Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica - 16th for Iceland
Skarðshlíð, Eyjafjöll (S)
13 October 2003

First-winter male.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson

Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum - 1st for Iceland
Kverkin (Seljaland), Eyjafjöll (S)
10 October 2003

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© Daníel Bergmann

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum - 2nd for Iceland
Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar (S)
8 October 2003

© Yann Kolbeinsson

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum - 2nd for Iceland
Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar (S)
8 October 2003

© Yann Kolbeinsson

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula - 4th for Iceland
Eyrarbakki (S)
8 October 2003

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© Daníel Bergmann

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Eyrarbakki (S)
7 October 2003

© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus - 1st for Iceland
Stokkseyri (S)
6 October 2003

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© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Laugardalur, Reykjavík (SW)
3 October 2003

Juvenile moulting into first-winter plumage. This bird is probably born in Iceland...

© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

Icelandic birders enjoying a calm evening with the American
Golden Plover!

Stokkseyri (S)
25 September 2003

© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Stokkseyri (S)
25 September 2003

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© Yann Kolbeinsson

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Sandgerði (SW)
24 September 2003

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© Yann Kolbeinsson

Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Sandhólar, Tjörnes (NE)
23 September 2003

© Gaukur Hjartarson

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Stokkseyri (S)
14 September 2003

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© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Þorbjörn, Grindavík (SW)
12 September 2003

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© Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Hafurbjarnarstaðir, Miðnes (SW)
6 September 2003

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© Yann Kolbeinsson

American Wigeon Anas americana
Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes (SW)
4 September 2003

Moulting drake.

© Yann Kolbeinsson