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Myvatn Area, Iceland (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Myvatn Area, Iceland
Map of Myvatn Area, Iceland
Red-necked Phalarope (
Phalaropus lobatus
)
Eurasian Wigeon (
Mareca penelope
) - Female
Dunlin (
Calidris alpina
)
Long-tailed Duck (
Clangula hyemalis
)
Common Eider (
Somateria mollissima
)
Barrow's Goldeneye (
Bucephala islandica
) - Female
Common Loon (
Gavia immer
)
Tufted Duck (
Aythya fuligula
)
Big lake
Trips
Iceland
7/10/2021
: Continuing the drive around the island, we drove west to Akureyri with a brief stop in Blonduos.
7/11/2021
:
7/12/2021
:
Previous Visit (Snaefellsnes Peninsula: 7/10/2021)
Next Visit (Eastern Iceland: 7/13/2021)
Species Recorded (40)
Birds ( 40 )
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Northern Fulmar -
Fulmarus glacialis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Graylag Goose -
Anser anser
Tufted Duck -
Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Barrow's Goldeneye -
Bucephala islandica
Long-tailed Duck -
Clangula hyemalis
Whooper Swan -
Cygnus cygnus
Harlequin Duck -
Histrionicus histrionicus
Eurasian Wigeon -
Mareca penelope
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Common Scoter -
Melanitta nigra
Common Eider -
Somateria mollissima
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Common Ringed Plover -
Charadrius hiaticula
European Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis apricaria
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Eurasian Oystercatcher -
Haematopus ostralegus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Common Snipe -
Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit -
Limosa limosa
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Common Redshank -
Tringa totanus
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Great Skua -
Stercorarius skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-headed Gull -
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Common Gull -
Larus canus
Lesser Black-backed Gull -
Larus fuscus
Glaucous Gull -
Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull -
Larus marinus
Arctic Tern -
Sterna paradisaea
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Redwing -
Turdus iliacus
Eurasian Blackbird -
Turdus merula
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Meadow Pipit -
Anthus pratensis
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
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