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Bakkatjörn (pond only)

Located in the Iceland area, Bakkatjörn (pond only) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed Duck, Black-headed Gull in the area.

113
All-Time Species
31
Sightings (14 days)
Höfuðborgarsvæði
Region
Iceland
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Oct 10, 2026
7
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Oct 10, 2026
11
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Oct 10, 2026
X
Oct 10, 2026
X
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Oct 10, 2026
X
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Oct 10, 2026
X
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Oct 10, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 10, 2026
1
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Oct 8, 2026
4
GadwallMareca strepera
Oct 8, 2026
5
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 8, 2026
39
Oct 8, 2026
5
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Oct 8, 2026
1
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Oct 8, 2026
4
European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria
Oct 8, 2026
4
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Oct 8, 2026
5
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Oct 8, 2026
9
Common GullLarus canus
Oct 8, 2026
26
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Oct 8, 2026
18
European Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)Larus argentatus x hyperboreus
Oct 8, 2026
1
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Oct 5, 2026
54
Oct 5, 2026
4
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Oct 3, 2026
1
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Oct 3, 2026
1
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Sep 30, 2026
12
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sep 30, 2026
4
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Sep 30, 2026
3
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Sep 30, 2026
6
BrantBranta bernicla
Sep 28, 2026
2
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Sep 28, 2026
15
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sep 28, 2026
1

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