Saturday, 18 May 2024

Iceland .. Birdwatching, Lake Mývatn, and environs cont'd.

River Laxa looking east from Rte 1 road bridge

Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) R. Laxa

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) R. Laxa

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) R. Laxa

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) R. Laxa

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) R. Laxa

Harelquin Duck R.Laxa

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) R. Laxa

Harelquin Duck R. Laxa

Barrow's Goldeneye R. Laxa

Red-necked Phalarope R. Laxa




Lava field Dimmuborgir


Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) Dimmuborgir record shot of pair

Ptarmigan - male displaying to female, Dimmuborgir

the "bottomless" soup bowl Sel-Hotel Mývatn

Skútinn IPA a welcome change from the Geysir Bread beer
by 
Mývatn Öl


Lake Mývatn and environs Bird List

(in no particular order)

Red-necked Phalarope
Slavonian Grebe
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Mallard
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Wigeon
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Tufted Duck
Harlequin Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye 
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Meadow Pipit
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Golden Plover
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redwing
Ptarmigan

En route to Keflavik added:

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)


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