Tjaldur
Tjaldur
Tjaldur
Stokkönd
Stelkur
Spói
Spói
Spói
Lóa og sandlóa
Lóa
Hrossagaukur
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn.
Margæs -Brant goose, Branta bernicla, margæsir.
Fuglabjarg Birdcliff
Auðnutittlingur
Svanur -Cygnus cygnus
Haförn -This bird is tagged and from the colours I got to know it was two years old.
Haförn -White-taild eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn.
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, the islands Dímonarklakkar seen in the back.
Haförn -Although much smaller and not welcome, the sea gull came in again and again.
Spói
Spói -A pair of Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) or spói in Icelandic.
Víxlnefur -In July 2021 I went for the second time to Surtsey nature reserve. There I saw this amazing bird that is not often seen in Iceland, Two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera).
Víxlnefur -In July 2021 I went for the second time to Surtsey nature reserve. There I saw this amazing bird that is not often seen in Iceland, Two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera).
Vxlnefur -In July 2021 I went for the second time to Surtsey nature reserve. There I saw this amazing bird that is not often seen in Iceland, Two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera).
Vxlnefur -In July 2021 I went for the second time to Surtsey nature reserve. There I saw this amazing bird that is not often seen in Iceland, Two-barred crossbill (Loxia leucoptera).
Sólskríkja -Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, sólskríkja
Snjótittlingur - On the shore in Flatey, a bird watchers’ paradise.
Tildra -Ruddy turnstone ,(Arenaria interpres) looking for food under the seaweed.
Rjúpa - One of my favourite birds, I used to hunt them with a gun. Now I only use my camera.
Rjúpa -Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus, rjúpa.
Rjúpa -A beautiful male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in a summer plumage. Taken in July at Skógarströnd, West Iceland
Rjúpa -A breeding pair of Rock ptarmigan. The female has changed to a summer costume while the male has a part of its winter dress on
Rjúpa -The territorial male rock ptarmigan at the end of May, still partly in its winter costume.
Rjúpa -A female rock ptarmigan in late April, about to get its camouflaged breeding plumage.
Rjjúpa -A pair of rock ptarmigans preparing for breeding. The territorial male keeps the white winter plumage during the mating season, but the female is about to get its camouflaged breeding plumage.
Lómur -Calling on a calm summer night.
Óðinshani -Small and constantly on the move. Common in Iceland but only in the breeding season.
Rauðbrystingur -Red knot, Calidris canutus, rauðbrystingar.
Álka -Razorbill,Alca torda, álka.
Álka -Razorbill,Alca torda, álka.
Álka -Razorbill,Alca torda, álka.
Álka -Razorbill (Alca torda) in Látrabjarg northwest Iceland. Látrabjarg, hosting millions of seabirds, is the world’s largest razorbill colony. Breeding razorbills spend only about three months in the colony but nine months at sea.
Sendlingur -Calidris maritima
Steindepill -Oenanthe oenanthe
Smyrill -Falco columbarius, Merlin, smyrill.
Smyrill - Falco columbarius, Merlin, smyrill.
Smyrill -Merlin in the morning sun. Falco columbarius, smyrill.
Smyrill
Þúfutittlingur -Meadow, Anthus pratensis,þúfutittlingur.
Hávella -Long-tailed duck,Clangula hyemalis, hávella.
Flórgoði -Horned grebe building a nest on a lake near Reykjavík.
Straumendur.
Straumendur.
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn. One years old white tailed eagle
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn.
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn.
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn.
Fálki -I noticed this Gyrfalcon on my way home one day, sitting on the lava near to the road.
Fálki -I noticed this Gyrfalcon on my way home one day, sitting on the lava near to the road. I noticed this Gyrfalcon on my way home one day, sitting on the lava near to the road.
Fálki -I noticed this Gyrfalcon on my way home one day, sitting on the lava near to the road.
Fálki -Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus.fálki.
Fálki -Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, fálki. Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, fálki.
Fálki -Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, fálki.
Fálki -Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, fálki.
Fálki -Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, fálki.
Skarfur -Great Cormorant, a young bird on the shore at Reykjanes.
Skarfur -Great Cormorant, a young bird on the shore at Reykjanes.-Great Cormorant, a young bird on the shore at Reykjanes.
Skarfur -Great Cormorant, a young bird on the shore at Reykjanes.
Skarfur -Great Cormorant, a young bird on the shore at Reykjanes.
Skarfur/ dílaskarfur -Busy time for the adults, a lot of chicks to take care of.
Skarfur/ dílaskarfur -Great Cormorant with chicks.
Skarfur/ dílaskarfur -Colony of Great Cormorant in Breiðafjörður.
Lóa -Golden plover,Pluvialis apricaria.
Rauðhöfðaönd -Bird on a pond, West Iceland.
Tjaldur -Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, tjaldur.
Tjaldur -Lying on a bed of seaweed, waiting for the photographer to leave, probably with nest nearby. Taken in Flatey, Breiðafjörður, West Iceland.
Lóuþræll -Dunlin, Calidris alpina, lóuþræll.
Maríuerla
Sólskríkja -Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, sólskríkja
Lóuþræll -Dunlin,Calidris alpina, lóuþræll.
Jaðrakan -Black-tailed godwit. Limosa limosa,Jaðrakan.
Himbrimi -Common loon.Gavia immer.
Sendlingur
Sendlingur -Purple sandpiper, Calidris alpina, sendlingur
Rita
Langvía
©SVANA Birdcliff
Langvía
Fálki
Lóuþræll
Lómur
Smyrill
Haförn -White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, haförn.
Rúpa -Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta).
Rita
Straumendur -Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) straumendur.
Straumendur -Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) straumendur.
Svanur -A family of Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) álftir.
Lundi -Puffins (Fratercula arctica), lundi.
Lundi -Puffins (Fratercula arctica), lundi.
Lundi -Puffins (Fratercula arctica), lundi.
Lundi -Puffins (Fratercula arctica), lundi.
Lundi -Puffins (Fratercula arctica), lundi.
Lundi -Puffins (Fratercula arctica), lundi.
Skarfur/dílaskarfur -Great Cormorant chick.
Smyrill -Merlin (Falco columbarius).
Straumanada keling
Straumanda karl
Fýll
Maríuerla -White wagtail,Motacilla alba, maríuerla.
Toppönd
Lóa
Lóa
Stelkur
Þúfutittlingur
Æðafugl
Straumendur.
Svanur
Steindepill
Skarfur -Cormorant eating rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus).
Hrossagaukur -Gallinago gallinago The sound when they tumble down towards the ground is the sound of summer.
Hrossagaukur -Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago, hrossagaukur.
Hrossagaukur -Gallinago gallinago
Stelkur -Looking over the island Flatey in Breiðafjörður West Iceland, where there are no cats, just a few dogs, and therefore more bird density than in most other places.
Himbrimi -Common loon.Gavia immer.
Himbrimi -Common loon.Gavia immer.
Himbrimi
Langvía -Common guillemot or common murre (Uria aalge) in Látrabjarg northwest Iceland. There are about 300 thousand breeding pairs of common guillemot in Látrabjarg. Breeding guillemots spend about three months in the colony but are at sea for the rest of the year.
Æðafugl -Newly hatched chick in the island Hvallátur in Breiðafjörður, West Iceland.
Æðafugl -The islands of Breiðafjörður are nesting sites for many species of birds. These belong to the Common Eider.
After seeing several Black-tailed godwit on a field, I managed to spot this one wading in a pond nearby.
Jaðrakan -Black-tailed godwit,Limosa limosa, jaðrakan.
Rita -Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla,rita.
Rita -Rissa tridactyla
Lundi -Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, lundi.
Lundi -Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) are sometimes nick-named “clowns of the sea” or “sea parrots”. From the huge bird-cliff Látrabjarg, at the westernmost part of Iceland.
Lundi -Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) are sometimes nick-named “clowns of the sea” or “sea parrots”. This bird was absolutely relaxed while resting comfortably in the huge bird-cliff Látrabjarg, the westernmost part of Iceland.
Kría -Arctic tern picking food from the sea surface
