Site Report: Eastern Iceland

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Eastern part of the island

Visits

2021-07-13: While driving along on the main highway, I noticed a few Pink-footed Geese on the side of the road. I went back to the spot, but I could not find them again, but then I got the idea about driving around on the back roads. It looked like the moon up there with some areas without noticeable vegetation.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (11 records)

Phylum: Chordates (11 records)

Class: Birds (11 records)

Order: Anseriformes (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Order: Pelicans (4 records)
- Family: Jaegers and Skuas
- Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Order: Perching Birds (3 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
- Family: Plovers
- European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)

Lifelists

Trips

Iceland