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Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Hali, Suðursveit (SE)
30 March 2004
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King Eider ("Queen") Somateria spectabilis
Þorlákshöfn (SW)
15 March 2004
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Þorlákshöfn (SW)
14 March 2004
Adult.
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Sandgerði (SW)
13 March 2004
Second-winter.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Common x King Eider Somateria mollissima x spectabilis
Höfn (SE)
11 March 2004
Adult hybrid drake.
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri - 1st for Iceland
Sandgerði (SW)
10 March 2004
Fourth-winter type.
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© Killian Mullarney
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Five American Herring Gulls Larus smithsonianus
Southwest Iceland - 5-9th for Iceland
7-10 March 2004
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Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia - 15th for Iceland
Höfn (SE)
10 March 2004
First-winter bird (top).
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© Björn Arnarson
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Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia - 14th for Iceland
Garður (SW)
6 March 2004
Adult.
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© Pat Lonergan
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Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia - 13th for Iceland
Grindavík (SW)
6 March 2004
First-winter bird (left), with adult Black-headed Gull.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Krossbær, Nes (SE)
5 March 2004
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© Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson
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Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Fossvogur's tree plantation, Reykjavík (SW)
24 February 2004
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© Daníel Bergmann
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Rook Corvus frugilegus
Fossvogur's tree plantation, Reykjavík (SW)
24 February 2004
First-winter.
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Smew Mergus albellus - 11th for Iceland
Botnar, Meðalland (S)
22 February 2004
Female or first-winter male, with Common Goldeneye.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Gerðar, Garður
21 February 2004
Adult male with female Mallards, present at this town since 1993!
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© Björn Arnarson
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Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Lake Tjörnin, Reykjavík (SW)
15 February 2004
First-winter, probably the same as in Dec 2003.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Fossvogur's tree plantation, Reykjavík (SW)
4 February 2004
A male, one of four birds present in the area.
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© Jakob Sigurðsson
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Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Lundur, Kópavogur (SW)
1 February 2004
A view of the tertials and wing tips... "Unfortunately" the bird was
too close to get a shot showing it all, so this had to do !!!
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Hof, Öræfi (SE)
28 January 2004
Regular spring & autumn visitor, but only the 4th winter record!
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Grænahlíð, Lón (SE)
28 January 2004
Female.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Sandgerði (SW)
25 January 2004
Although a common breeding bird around Iceland, it remains an exceptional winter visitor.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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Common Tern Sterna hirundo - 3rd for Iceland
Caught at sea near Surtsey island (S)
21 January 2004
First-winter.
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© Sigursveinn Þórðarson
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Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull Larus glaucoides/thayeri
Hafnarfjörður (SW)
14 January 2004
Fourth-winter.
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© Yann Kolbeinsson
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