Icelandic Birds

This gallery contains a small selection of images taken in Iceland during June 2006.

The 10-day self organised trip was planned primarily as a cultural and sightseeing holiday, with several birding

days incorporated and a route planned to see Harlequin Duck and Barrow's Goldeneye. In addition, several other interesting species and subspecies were found along with a superb whale watching day, All accommodations

and car hire were pre-booked for the route between Reykjavik to Mývatn and Húsavík in the north.

The original JPEG images were taken with a Canon EOS 20D and Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM (mark 1).

Whooper Swan / Sangsvane (Cygnus cygnus) family group - Bakkatjørn, Reykjavik 21st June 2006	Eurasian Wigeon / Brunakke (Mareca penelope) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Greater Scaup / Bergand (Aythya marila marila) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006
Greater Scaup / Bergand (Aythya marila marila) female - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Greater Scaup / Bergand (Aythya marila marila) second year - Mývatn, Iceland 21st June 2006	Greater Scaup / Bergand (Aythya marila marila) pair with Red-necked Pharalopes - Iceland 15th June 2006
Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand (Histrionicus histrionicus) male - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand (Histrionicus histrionicus) male - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand (Histrionicus histrionicus) pair - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006
Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand (Histrionicus histrionicus) female - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand (Histrionicus histrionicus) pair - Iceland 15th June 2006	Common Scoter / Svartand (Melanitta nigra) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006
Common Scoter / Svartand (Melanitta nigra) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Common Scoter / Svartand (Melanitta nigra) female - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Barrows Goldeneye / Islandsand (Bucephala islandica) pair - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006
Barrows Goldeneye / Islandsand (Bucephala islandica) pair - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	Horned Grebe / Horndykker "Slavonian Grebe" (Podiceps auritus) -Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006	European Golden-plover / Heilo (Pluvialis apricaria) - Alftanes, Reykjavik, 26th June 2006
Black-tailed Godwit / Svarthalespove (Limosa limosa islandica) - Icland 15th June 2006	Atlantic Puffin / Lunde (Fratercula arctica) with Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Húsavík, 18th June 2006	Northern Fulmar / Havhest (Fulmarus glacialis) - Húsavík, 18th June 2006
Northern Fulmar / Havhest (Fulmarus glacialis) - near Reykjavik, 20th June 2006	European Shag / Toppskarv (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) - Hafnaberg, 20th June 2006	Snow Bunting / Snøspurv (Plectrophenax nivalis) male - Hafnaberg, 20th June 2006
Snow Bunting / Snøspurv (Plectrophenax nivalis) female - Hafnaberg, 20th June 2006