Good heavens, we saw lots of birds today! Myvatn is a major breeding area for birds in Iceland, some of which, among them Barrow's Goldeneye, only breed at Myvatn.
Some of the species we saw were Black-tailed Godwits, Harlequin Ducks, Barrow's Goldeneye, Scoters (forgot which one... will have to check the list), Gray Phalaropes, Red-necked Phalaropes, Eurasian Widgeons, European Golden Plovers, Snow Buntings, Gadwall, Wheatear, Redeye, White Wagtail, Falco lambarctica* and many more.
*A "called out" Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticola) that turned out to be an Icelandic Sheep. It was 1,000 feet up on a cliff... those 2 white fluffy legs made me think Gyrfalcon! Ask mom about the Black-billed Swan!
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- Boston, MA, United States
- Follow along with us (mother and son) as we go on a London birding adventure in June 2010! Our companion birding blog sites are: birdinginiceland.blogspot.com birdinginlondon.blogspot.com We'll try to keep you up-to-date on where we go, what we see, and bird finding tips we discover as we travel.
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