10th-15th July 2004 - - - 59 SPECIES - - - 3 WORLD TICKS!
RED-THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Gavia immer
SLAVONIAN GREBE Podiceps auritus (auritus)
FULMAR Fulmarus glacialis (auduboni)
EUROPEAN STORM-PETREL Hydrobates pelagicus
NORTHERN GANNET Morus bassanus
CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo (carbo)
SHAG Phalacrocorax aristotelis (aristotelis)
WHOOPER SWAN Cygnus cygnus
GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser (anser)
EURASIAN WIGEON Anas penelope
MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos (platyrhynchos)
TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
GREATER SCAUP Aythya marila (marila)
COMMON EIDER Somaeria mollissima (mollissima)
HARLEQUIN DUCK Histrionicus histrionicus (histrionicus)
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Bucephala islandica
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE Haliaeetus leucoryphus
ROCK PTARMIGAN Lagopus mutus (islandorum)
EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus (ostralegus)
EURASIAN GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria (albifrons)
RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula (hiaticula)
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER Charadrius semipalmatus
COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago (faeroeensis)
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa (islandica)
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus (phaeopus)
COMMON REDSHANK Tringa totanus (robusta)
TURNS TONE Arenaria interpres (interpres)
RED KNOT Calidris canutus (islandica)
SANDERLING Calidris alba
DUNLIN Calidris alpina (schinzii)
PURPLE SANDPIPER Calidris maritima
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Phalaropus lobatus
GREAT SKUA Catharacta skua
ARCTIC SKUA Stercorarius parasiticus
COMMON GULL Larus Canus (canus)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus marinus
GLAUCOUS GULL Larus hyperboreus (leuceretes)
HERRING GULL Larus argentatus (argenteus)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus fuscus (graellsii)
BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ridibundus
KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla (tridactyla)
ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
COMMON GUILLEMOT Uria aalge (aalge)
BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT Uria lomvia (lomvia)
RAZORBILL Alca torda (islandica)
BLACK GUILLEMOT Cepphus grylle (islandicus)
ATLANTIC PUFFIN Fratercula arctica (arctica)
FEREL PIGEON Columbia livia
WHITE WAGTAIL Motacilla alba (alba)
MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis (pratensis)
WINTER WREN Troglodytes troglodytes (islandicus)
REDWING Turdus iliacus (coburni)
NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe (leucorhoa)
COMMON RAVEN Corvus corax (varius)
EUROPEAN STARLING Sturnus vulgaris (vulgaris)
COMMON REDPOLL Carduelis flammea (islandica)
SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis (insulae)
WHIMBREL - Rekaynes Peninsular
male RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - Rekaynes Peninsular
Gullfoss falls
Eyjafjallajokull Glacier
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