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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) Barrows 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
European 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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