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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

Whooper Swan / Sangsvane

(Cygnus cygnus) family group - Bakkatjørn, Reykjavik 21st June 2006

Eurasian Wigeon / Brunakke

Eurasian Wigeon / Brunakke

(Mareca penelope) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Greater Scaup / Bergand

Greater Scaup / Bergand

(Aythya marila marila) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Greater Scaup / Bergand

Greater Scaup / Bergand

(Aythya marila marila) female - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Greater Scaup / Bergand

Greater Scaup / Bergand

(Aythya marila marila) second year - Mývatn, Iceland 21st June 2006

Greater Scaup / Bergand

Greater Scaup / Bergand

(Aythya marila marila) pair with Red-necked Pharalopes - Iceland 15th June 2006

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

(Histrionicus histrionicus) male - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

(Histrionicus histrionicus) male - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

(Histrionicus histrionicus) pair - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

(Histrionicus histrionicus) female - Laxá River, near Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

Harlequin Duck / Harlekinand

(Histrionicus histrionicus) pair - Iceland 15th June 2006

Common Scoter / Svartand

Common Scoter / Svartand

(Melanitta nigra) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Common Scoter / Svartand

Common Scoter / Svartand

(Melanitta nigra) male - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Common Scoter / Svartand

Common Scoter / Svartand

(Melanitta nigra) female - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Barrows Goldeneye / Islandsand

Barrows Goldeneye / Islandsand

(Bucephala islandica) pair - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Barrows Goldeneye / Islandsand

Barrows Goldeneye / Islandsand

(Bucephala islandica) pair - Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

Horned Grebe / Horndykker

Horned Grebe / Horndykker

"Slavonian Grebe" (Podiceps auritus) -Mývatn, Iceland 16th June 2006

European Golden-plover / Heilo

European Golden-plover / Heilo

(Pluvialis apricaria) - Alftanes, Reykjavik, 26th June 2006

Black-tailed Godwit / Svarthalespove

Black-tailed Godwit / Svarthalespove

(Limosa limosa islandica) - Icland 15th June 2006

Atlantic Puffin / Lunde

Atlantic Puffin / Lunde

(Fratercula arctica) with Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Húsavík, 18th June 2006

Northern Fulmar / Havhest

Northern Fulmar / Havhest

(Fulmarus glacialis) - Húsavík, 18th June 2006

Northern Fulmar / Havhest

Northern Fulmar / Havhest

(Fulmarus glacialis) - near Reykjavik, 20th June 2006

European Shag / Toppskarv

European Shag / Toppskarv

(Phalacrocorax aristotelis) - Hafnaberg, 20th June 2006

Snow Bunting / Snøspurv

Snow Bunting / Snøspurv

(Plectrophenax nivalis) male - Hafnaberg, 20th June 2006

Snow Bunting / Snøspurv

Snow Bunting / Snøspurv

(Plectrophenax nivalis) female - Hafnaberg, 20th June 2006

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