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Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla
Álftanes (SW)
26 April 2003
Adult (right) with 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Sandwich Terns Sterna sandvicensis - 8-9th and 13th for Iceland
Stokkseyri (S)
20 April 2003
Three birds, with a Common Eider. Largest flock recorded during this
spring's influx in which eight birds have been found so far (5 previous
records in Iceland) !!!
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Stokkseyri (S)
20 April 2003
One (with a Black-headed Gull) of the three birds seen today (see photo
of the flock above).
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus - 6th for Iceland
Hamrar, Reykjadalur (NE)
20 April 2003
Adult drake. Five individuals (4 records) have been recorded previously, in addition to one E-category record.
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© Gaukur Hjartarson
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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Bakkahöfði, Húsavík (NE)
19 April 2003
Immature found with a broken wing.
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© Gaukur Hjartarson
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Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis - 10th for Iceland
Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes (SW)
18 April 2003
Adult with Black-headed Gulls and a Tufted Duck.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus - 6th for Iceland
Hamrar, Reykjadalur (NE)
18 April 2003
Adult drake, with Barrow's Goldeneye. Five individuals (4 records)
have been recorded previously, in addition to one E-category record.
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© Bergþóra Kristjánsdóttir
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Black Brant Branta (bernicla) nigricans
Álftanes (SW)
15 April 2003
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Black Kite Milvus migrans - 3rd for Iceland
Höfðabrekka, Mýrdalur (S)
11 April 2003
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Black Kite Milvus migrans - 3rd for Iceland
Höfðabrekka, Mýrdalur (S)
11 April 2003
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Black Kite Milvus migrans - 3rd for Iceland
Höfðabrekka, Mýrdalur (S)
11 April 2003
With Great Black-backed Gull.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Krossanes, Akureyri (N)
25 March 2003
Adult pair with Common Eiders.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri - 9th for Iceland
Borgarfjörður eystri (E)
23 March 2003
Adult drake that has been here, with Harlequin Ducks, since January 1998.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii - 9th for Iceland
Þinganes, Nes (SE)
21 March 2003
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia - 12th for Iceland
Höfn (SE)
12 March 2003
First-winter bird, first record outside south-west Iceland.
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia - 12th for Iceland
Höfn (SE)
12 March 2003
First-winter bird, with a Black-headed Gull, first record outside south-west Iceland.
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Little Gull Larus minutus
Höfn (SE)
12 March 2003
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Mute Swan Cygnus olor - 3rd for Iceland
Kaldbakstjörn, Húsavík (NE)
11 March 2003
This adult individual (with Whooper Swans) was first found in NE Iceland in 1996, and has been seen annually since but
never at Húsavík.
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© Gaukur Hjartarson
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Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Hafnarfjörður (SW)
9 March 2003
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© Halla Björg Baldursdóttir
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Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Vífilsstaðir (golf course), Garðabær (SW)
26 February 2003
This adult bird has stayed in the area (with Greylag Geese) since the end of October 2002.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Vífilsstaðahlíð, Garðabær (SW)
26 February 2003
Goldcrests first bred in Iceland in 1999, and are now quite common in the west/south/east part of the country. At least
30 birds were seen at Vífilsstaðahlíð when this one was photographed.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Hverafold, Reykjavík (SW)
4 February 2003
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© Hilmar Einarsson
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Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Höfn (SE)
29 January 2003
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Lake Elliðavatn/Reykjavík (SW)
27 January 2003
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Common Coot Fulica atra
Lake Tjörnin/Reykjavík (SW)
26 January 2003
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Common Coot Fulica atra
Lake Tjörnin/Reykjavík (SW)
26 January 2003
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Stokkseyri (S)
22 January 2003 |
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© Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson
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Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Vík, Mýrdalur (S)
17 January 2003
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European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Seyðisfjörður (E)
9 January 2003
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