Updated by: Rafael Armada (RA) ,
Aurélien Audevard (AA) ,
Joachim Bertrands (JoB) ,
Magnus Christofer Bladh (MCB) ,
Gábor Bodor (GB) ,
Edward Bonavia (EB),
Richard Bonser (RB) ,
Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson (BB) ,
Bosse Carlsson (BS) ,
Simon Sigaard Christiansen (SSC) ,
Markus Craig (MC) ,
Szilard J. Daroczi (SJD) ,
Gerald Driessens (GD) ,
Richard Ek (RE) ,
Janus Ethelberg (JEt) ,
Frode Falkenberg (FF) ,
Tommy Frandsen (TF) ,
Michael Fricke (MF) ,
Didier Godreau (DG) ,
Zbigniew Kajzer (ZK) ,
Jens Søgaard Hansen (JSH) ,
Morten Bentzon Hansen (MBH) ,
Yann Kolbeinsson (YK) ,
Alexandre Hespanhol Leitão (AL) ,
Pawel Malczyk (PM) ,
Rune Sø Neergaard (RSN) ,
Kenneth Rude Nielsen (KRN) ,
Benoit Paepegaey (BP) ,
Yoav Perlman (YP) ,
Cosme Damián Romai-Cousido (CDRC) ,
Louis Sallé (LS) ,
Markku Santamaa (MS) ,
Ferran López Sanz (FLS) ,
Rasmus Strack (RS) ,
Anders Søgaard (ANS) ,
Pieter van Veelen (PV) ,
Steven Wytema (SW) .
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Saturday October 13th 2012
20:22 YK
11/10 Barn Swallow 1 1cy, Garðskagi, SW, Iceland . ssp. erythrogaster, first record in Iceland (and Europe outside Azores?). (updated: 13/10 20:31 YK)
20:22 YK
12/10 Barn Swallow 1 1cy, Garðskagi, SW, Iceland . ssp. erythrogaster, first record in Iceland (and Europe outside Azores?). (updated: 13/10 20:32 YK)
20:22 YK
13/10 Barn Swallow 1 1cy, Garðskagi, SW, Iceland . ssp. erythrogaster, first record in Iceland (and Europe outside Azores?). (updated: 13/10 20:32 YK)
Thursday September 27th 2012
13:31 YK
25/9 Baird's Sandpiper 1, Höfn, SE, Iceland . 6th for Iceland.
13:30 YK
25/9 Blyth's Reed Warbler 1, Melrakkanes, Álftafjörður, E, Iceland . 8th for Iceland. (updated: 27/9 16:00 YK)
Friday September 21st 2012
00:06 YK
19/9 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 ad., Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes, SW, Iceland .
00:06 YK
20/9 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 1cy, Arfadalsvík, Grindavík, SW, Iceland .
Monday September 17th 2012
00:14 YK
16/9 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1, Staður, Grindavík, SW, Iceland . (updated: 21/9 00:07 YK)
Sunday September 16th 2012
19:38 YK
15/9 American Golden Plover 1 1cy, Garður, SW, Iceland .
19:37 YK
16/9 Pectoral Sandpiper 2, Garður, SW, Iceland . one present for its second day.
19:37 YK
16/9 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 1cy, Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes, SW, Iceland . with a Pectoral Sandpiper. (updated: 21/9 00:07 YK)
19:36 YK
16/9 Baird's Sandpiper 1, Staður, Grindavík, SW, Iceland . 5th record. (updated: 21/9 08:58 MBH)
Saturday September 8th 2012
18:07 YK
8/9 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1, Garður, SW, Iceland .
00:37 YK
6/9 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1, Garður, SW, Iceland .
00:37 YK
6/9 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 (juv.), Garður, SW, Iceland . 8-9th for Iceland.
00:35 YK
7/9 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 (juv.), Garður, SW, Iceland . 8-9th for Iceland.
00:34 YK
7/9 Mourning Dove 1, Heimaey, S, Iceland . 2nd for Iceland. Caught by a cat on 6 Sept, kept in captivity for now.
Wednesday September 5th 2012
22:41 YK
5/9 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 juv., Garður, SW, Iceland . 8th for Iceland. (seen/heard by: Gunnar Þ. Hallgrímsson)
22:40 YK
5/9 Citrine Wagtail 1 1cy, Höfn, SE, Iceland .
Saturday August 4th 2012
18:07 YK
4/8 White-rumped Sandpiper 3 (ad.), Garður, SW, Iceland .
Tuesday July 24th 2012
15:12 YK
24/7 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1, Grímsey, N, Iceland . with a White-rumped Sandpiper.
Wednesday June 6th 2012
16:12 YK
6/6 Bonaparte's Gull 1 ad., Kaldbakstjarnir, Húsavík, NE, Iceland . First record for northern Iceland.
Thursday May 17th 2012
23:35 YK
17/5 Tree Swallow 1, Helluvatn, Reykjavík, SW, Iceland . First for Iceland.
Wednesday May 16th 2012
22:12 YK
16/5 White-winged Scoter 1 ad. male, Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes, SW, Iceland . (updated: 18/5 13:33 YK)
10:57 YK
16/5 Tree Swallow 1, Helluvatn, Reykjavík, SW, Iceland . First for Iceland. (updated: 17/5 20:57 YK)
02:56 YK
15/5 Tree Swallow 1, Helluvatn, Reykjavík, SW, Iceland . First for Iceland.
Monday May 14th 2012
21:47 YK
14/5 Slaty-backed Gull 1 ad., Húsavík, NE, Iceland . First for Iceland. (updated: 17/5 20:57 YK)
Monday May 7th 2012
11:04 YK
4/5 Lesser Yellowlegs 1, Fitjatjörn, Miðnes, SW, Iceland . (seen/heard by: Ómar Runólfsson)
Wednesday May 2nd 2012
13:00 YK
1/5 White-winged Scoter 1 ad. male, Bakkatjörn, Seltjarnarnes, SW, Iceland . ssp. deglandi. (seen/heard by: Edward B. Rickson)
Wednesday April 25th 2012
16:26 SiO
25/4 New species / not listed 1, Prothonotary Warbler, seen in june or july 2010 250 nautic miles southwest of Iceland, Iceland . Possibly first for WP. (seen/heard by: Esbern Christiansen)
Saturday March 17th 2012
18:19 YK
17/3 White-winged Scoter 1 ad. male, Njarðvík, SW, Iceland . ssp. deglandi.
Tuesday February 21st 2012
12:27 RSN
18/1 Thayer's Gull 1 3cy, Höfn, Iceland .
12:25 RSN
17/2 Thayer's Gull 1 3-4cy, Garður, Iceland . (updated: 21/2 12:46 RSN)
Friday February 10th 2012
11:50 YK
2/2 Yellow-billed Loon 1 2cy, Fáskrúðsfjörður, E, Iceland . 2nd for Iceland, still present.
11:49 YK
9/2 Bufflehead 1 ad. male, Dynjandi, Nes, SE, Iceland . 3rd for Iceland, returning bird.
11:48 YK
9/2 Greater White-fronted Goose 22, Mývatn, NE, Iceland . ssp. albifrons, record flock that stayed at Egilsstaðir from Nov 2011 to Jan (where they were 23) and has now moved to Lake Mývatn.
Saturday January 28th 2012
17:41 YK
27/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1 2cy, Fáskrúðsfjörður, E, Iceland . 2nd for Iceland, still present.
Friday January 27th 2012
09:11 YK
26/1 Bufflehead 1 ad. male, Dynjandi, Nes, SE, Iceland . 3rd for Iceland, returning bird.
Wednesday January 11th 2012
01:02 YK
9/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1 , Fáskrúðsfjörður, E, Iceland . 2nd for Iceland.
Monday January 2nd 2012
23:09 YK
1/1 Steller's Eider 1 ad. female, Blikalón, Melrakkaslétta, NE, Iceland . a long-staying bird.
23:08 YK
2/1 Ivory Gull 1 2cy, Höfn, SE, Iceland .
23:08 YK
1/1 Bufflehead 1 ad. male, Dynjandi, Nes, SE, Iceland . Considered same as in Feb-Apr 2009, then 3rd for Iceland.
23:07 YK
1/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1 , Fáskrúðsfjörður, E, Iceland . 2nd for Iceland. (seen/heard by: Jónína G. Óskarsdóttir)
Wednesday December 28th 2011
15:45 YK
28/12 Bufflehead 1 ad. male, Dynjandi, Nes, SE, Iceland . Considered same as in Feb-Apr 2009, then 3rd for Iceland.
Tuesday December 27th 2011
22:45 YK
27/12 Bufflehead 1 ad. male, Dynjandi, Nes, SE, Iceland . Considered same as in Feb-Apr 2009, then 3rd for Iceland. (updated: 27/12 22:46 YK)
Friday December 23rd 2011
14:01 YK
22/12 Ivory Gull 1 1cy, Höfn, SE, Iceland .
Thursday December 22nd 2011
23:53 YK
21/12 Ivory Gull 1 1cy, Höfn, SE, Iceland .
Saturday December 17th 2011
03:13 YK
16/12 Laughing Gull 1, Höfn, SE, Iceland .
03:13 YK
16/12 Ivory Gull 1 1cy, Höfn, SE, Iceland . (updated: 17/12 03:14 YK)
Tuesday December 13th 2011
16:44 YK
13/12 Ivory Gull 1 1cy, Höfn, SE, Iceland .