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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 Graylag Goose, Whooper Swan, Northern Shoveler in the area.

92
All-Time Species
24
Sightings (14 days)
Norðurland eystra
Region
Iceland
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Aug 9, 2026
X
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Aug 9, 2026
X
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 9, 2026
X
GadwallMareca strepera
Aug 9, 2026
X
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Aug 9, 2026
X
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 9, 2026
X
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Aug 9, 2026
X
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Aug 9, 2026
X
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Aug 9, 2026
X
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Aug 9, 2026
X
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Aug 9, 2026
X
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Aug 9, 2026
X
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Aug 9, 2026
X
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Aug 9, 2026
X
Common LoonGavia immer
Aug 9, 2026
X
MerlinFalco columbarius
Aug 9, 2026
X
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Aug 9, 2026
X
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Aug 9, 2026
X
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Aug 9, 2026
X
Aug 7, 2026
1
Aug 7, 2026
1
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Aug 7, 2026
1
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Aug 7, 2026
5
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Aug 7, 2026
1

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