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Birds in Iceland

Our list for Iceland has 154 bird species recorded regularly there: 30 residents, 43 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 45 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors

The list comes from 910,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
154
In October
104
Common
66
Busiest month
Jun

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. RedwingRedwing8.95%
  2. Common RedpollCommon Redpoll4.95%
  3. MallardMallard4.89%
  4. Common RavenCommon Raven4.86%
  5. BlackbirdBlackbird4.38%
  6. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull4.12%

Arriving now

  1. BlackcapBlackcapWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.56%
  2. BramblingBramblingPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.35%
  3. Snow BuntingSnow BuntingWinter visitorSep 0.15% → Oct 0.31%
  4. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.30%
  5. Bohemian WaxwingBohemian WaxwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.24%
  6. Song ThrushSong ThrushWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.15%

Share of all bird records in Iceland in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Iceland

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Iceland

Records by month
Bird records in Iceland by month, 2019–2024
January26,721
February23,481
March38,452
April81,560
May159,121
June214,701
July136,421
August82,342
September53,992
October48,142
November21,976
December22,902

June has the most records (215,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 22
All 22 families in Iceland

How common

All 154 birds, A to Z

Show all 154 birds

Questions

3

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Iceland?

154 species, each recorded regularly in Iceland (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 30 residents, 43 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 45 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Iceland, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Iceland in October?

104 species on our list for Iceland are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Redwing, Common Redpoll, Mallard, Common Raven and Blackbird.

What are the most common birds in Iceland?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Iceland are Redwing, Common Raven, Mallard, Common Redpoll and Blackbird.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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