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Víkingavatn

Located in the Iceland area, Víkingavatn is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Graylag Goose, Whooper Swan, Northern Shoveler in the area.

90
All-Time Species
42
Sightings (14 days)
Norðurland eystra
Region
Iceland
Country

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Live eBird Sightings

Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Aug 13, 2026
1
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Aug 13, 2026
8
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Aug 13, 2026
X
GadwallMareca strepera
Aug 13, 2026
3
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Aug 13, 2026
150
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 13, 2026
3
Aug 13, 2026
X
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Aug 13, 2026
200
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Aug 13, 2026
X
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Aug 13, 2026
12
American CootFulica americana
Aug 13, 2026
1
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Aug 13, 2026
5
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Aug 13, 2026
3
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Aug 13, 2026
2
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Aug 13, 2026
8
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Aug 13, 2026
X
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Aug 13, 2026
4
Common LoonGavia immer
Aug 13, 2026
7
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Aug 13, 2026
2
Common RavenCorvus corax
Aug 13, 2026
2
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Aug 13, 2026
1
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Aug 11, 2026
18
Aug 11, 2026
6
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Aug 11, 2026
11
Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Aug 11, 2026
12
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Aug 11, 2026
5
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Aug 11, 2026
1
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Aug 9, 2026
1
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Aug 8, 2026
240
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Aug 8, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
Aug 8, 2026
15
Common GullLarus canus
Aug 8, 2026
1
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Aug 8, 2026
1
European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria
Aug 7, 2026
25
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Aug 7, 2026
9
Aug 7, 2026
1
MerlinFalco columbarius
Aug 7, 2026
1
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Aug 5, 2026
22
Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta
Aug 5, 2026
8
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Aug 5, 2026
1
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Aug 5, 2026
2
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Aug 5, 2026
1

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