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Mývatn & Laxá--general area (please consider using more specific locations)

Located in the Iceland area, Mývatn & Laxá--general area (please consider using more specific locations) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Eurasian Wigeon, Greater Scaup, Common Scoter in the area.

92
All-Time Species
27
Sightings (14 days)
Norðurland eystra
Region
Iceland
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Jul 20, 2026
10
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Jul 20, 2026
1
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Jul 20, 2026
10
European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria
Jul 20, 2026
10
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Jul 20, 2026
3
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Jul 20, 2026
1
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Jul 20, 2026
4
Common LoonGavia immer
Jul 20, 2026
1
MerlinFalco columbarius
Jul 20, 2026
1
Common RavenCorvus corax
Jul 20, 2026
4
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Jul 20, 2026
10
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Jul 20, 2026
10
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Jul 19, 2026
80
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Jul 19, 2026
40
GadwallMareca strepera
Jul 19, 2026
6
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Jul 19, 2026
8
Jul 19, 2026
1
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Jul 19, 2026
100
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Jul 19, 2026
15
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Jul 19, 2026
30
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Jul 19, 2026
2
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Jul 19, 2026
2
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Jul 19, 2026
1
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Jul 19, 2026
1

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