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Last update... 24 October 2009 |
Preparing a trip to Iceland? Or have already been here?To date, 373 species of birds have been recorded in Iceland which is a remarkable feat when one considers that just 74 (or 20% of them) are regular breeders. Vagrants therefore make up the majority of the Icelandic List.You can view the list of Iceland's Birds (updated 01.11.2008) with details about their occurence here. There you can also see which species are considered by the Icelandic Rarities Committee (marked with "F"). If you have made observations of these "rare birds", and not yet reported them to the IRC (or will see some in the future) then here is a recording form for the IRC (pdf file) which you can then send to Yann Kolbeinsson - yannk@hi.is |
Birding DiaryAn all new section has been launched, presenting regular Icelandic birding diaries written by Edward B. Rickson. This is regularly updated so be sure to visit regularly and push the refresh button !Click here to enter. |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos at Reykjavík, SW-Iceland on 19 October 2000 © Yann Kolbeinsson |
Goosanders Mergus merganser at Lake Mývatn, NE-Iceland on 21 June 2001 © Yann Kolbeinsson |
Red-necked Phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus at Lake Mývatn, NE-Iceland in May 1996 © Yann Kolbeinsson |
Portfolios
A year at Lake Mývatn (NE-Iceland) - 37 photos (click the banner to enter or here ). All photos by Yann Kolbeinsson © |
Icelandic migrantsRead about migrant arrivals in Iceland during spring 2008 here, and compare the first dates with arrivals since 1998. |
