251 Vagrant Birds Seen in Iceland

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Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe 1976
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe 1939
Podiceps griseigena Red-necked Grebe 1885
Diomedea melanophris Black-browed Albatross 1966
Diomedea chlororhynchos/
chrystostoma
Yellow-nosed Albatross / Grey headed Albatross 1846
Calonectris
diomedea
Cory's Shearwater 1996
Puffinus gravis Great Shearwater 1824
Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater 1894
Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Petrel 1988
Botaurus stellaris Bittern 1937
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern 1904
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern 1970
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern 1823
Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron 1956
Ardeola ralloides Sqacco Heron 1969
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret 1956
Egretta thula Snowy Egret 1974
Egretta garzetta Little egret 1985
Ardea cinerea Heron <1800
Ardea purpurea Purple Heron 1983
Ciconia nigra Black Stork 1987
Ciconia ciconia White Stork 1969
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis 1824
Platalea leucorodia Spoonbill 1945
Phoenicopterus chilensis   1985
Cygnus atratus Black Swan 1987
Cygnus columbianus Bewick's Swan 1978
Anser fabalis Bean Goose  1946
Anser albifrons White fronted Goose <1800
Anser indicus    1974
Anser caerulescens Snow Goose  1896
Branta canadensis Canada Goose  1961
Branta bernicla Brent Goose <1800
Tadorna ferruginea    1892
Aix galericulatata Mandarin  1988
Aix sponsa Wood Duck  1975
Anas americana American Wigeon  1898
Anas rubripes Black Duck  1976
Anas querquedula Garganey  1860
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal  1978
Aythya valisineria Canvasback  1977
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck 1967 
Somateria spectabilis King Eider  1819
Polysticta stelleri Steller's Eider  1981
Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter  1940
Melanitta fusca Velvet Scoter  1931
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead  1956
Bucephala clangula Goldeneye  1885
Mergus cucullatus Hooded merganser  1988
Mergus albellus Smew  1974
Pernis apivorus Honey Buzzard  1941
Milvus migrans Black Kite  1982
Milvus milvus Kite  1997
Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier  1944
Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier  1946
Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier  1967
Accipiter nisus Sparrow Hawk  1950
Buteo buteo Buzzard  1982
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Buzzard  1950
Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle  1974
Pandion haliaetus Osprey  1932
Falco tinnunculus Kestrel  1903
Falco vespertinus Red-footed falcon  1980
Falco subbuteo Hobby  1970
Falco peregrinus Peregrine  1961
Porzana porzana Spotted Crake  1961
Crex crex Corncrake  1938
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen  1882
Porphyrula martinica Purple gallinule  1976
Fulica americana American Coot  1969
Grus grus Crane  1968
Recurvirostra avocetta Avocet  1820
Burhinus oedicnemus Stone Curlew  1957
Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole  1979
Glareola pratincola Pratincole  1997
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer  1939
Eudromia morinellus Dotterel  1962
Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover  1979
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover  1892
Calidris canutus Knot <1800
Calidris alba Sanderling  1820
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper  1989
Calidris minuta Little Stint  1961
Calidris minutilla    1971
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper  1956
Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper  1994
Calidris melanotus Pectoral Sandpiper  1909
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper  1959
Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper  1979
Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper  1985
Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper  1977
Philomachus pugnax Ruff  1821
Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe  1938
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher  1980
Scolopax rusticola Woodcock  1894
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit  1908
Bartramia longicauda Bartram's Sandpiper  1967
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank  1974
Tringa nebularia Greenshank  1953
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs  1961
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs  1970
Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper  1940
Tringa chropus Green Sandpiper  1986
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper  1964
Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper  1963
Arenaria interpres Turnstone <1800
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope  1979
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Skua  1819
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua  1819
Larus atricilla Laughing Gull  1968
Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull  1984
Larus minutus Little Gull  1908
Larus sabini Sabine's Gull  1901
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's Gull  1954
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull  1978
Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull  1995
Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull <1900 
Rhodostethia rosea Ross's Gull  1909
Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull  1840
Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern  1987
Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern  1980
Sterna hirundo Common Tern  1964 
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern  1959
Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern  1969
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Black Tern  1965
Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern  1987
Aethia cristatella Crested Auklet  1912
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove  1995
Streptopelia turtur Turtle Dove  1911
Cuculus canorus Cuckoo  1904
Coccyzus erythrophthalus Black-billed Cuckoo  1935
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1954
Otus scops Scops Owl  1945
Asio otus Long-eared Owl  1896
Caprimulgus europaeus Nightjar  1933
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk  1955
Apus apus Swift  1842
Apus melba Alpine Swift  1980
Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher  1901
Merops apiaster Bee-eater  1989
Coracias garrulus Roller  1905
Upupa epops Hoopoe 1901 
Jynx torquilla Wryneck  1927
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-billed Sapsucker  1961
Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker  1953
Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher 1967 
Calandrella brachydactyla Short-toed Lark  1940
Alauda arvensis Sky Lark  1941
Eremophila alpestris Shore Lark  1981
Riparia riparia Sand Martin  1966
Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow  1988
Hirundo pyrrhonota    1992
Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit  1947
Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit  1950
Anthus gustavi Petchora Pipit  1967
Anthus rubescens American Pipit  1977
Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail  1937
Motacilla citreola Yellow-headed Wagtail  1973
Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail  1910
Bombycilla garrulus Waxwing  1903
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing  1989
Prunella modularis Dunnock  1961
Luscinia megarhynchos Rufuous Nightingale  1957
Luscinia calliope Siberian Rubythroat  1943
Luscinia svecica Bluethroat  1954
Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart 1938 
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart  1951
Saxicola rubetra Whinchat  1949
Saxicola torquata Stonechat  1960
Zoothera dauma White's Thrush  1939
Hylocichla mustelina Woodthrush  1967
Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush  1957
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush  1978
Catharus minimus Grey-cheeked Thrush  1964
 Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel  1936
 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush  1942
Turdus migratorius American Robin  1958
Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler  1951
Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler  1974
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler  1952
Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler  1997
Acrocephalus palustris  Marsh Warbler  1971
Acrocephalus scirpaceus  Reed Warbler  1956
Hippolais icterina  Icterine Warbler  1967
Hippolais polyglotta  Melodius Warbler  1987
 Sylvia cantillans  Subalpine Warbler  1992
 Sylvia nisoria  Barred Warbler  1955
 Sylvia curruca  Lesser Whitethroat  1944
 Sylvia communis  Whitethroat  1945
 Sylvia borin  Garden Warbler  1945
 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap  1936
Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler  1996
Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler  1951
Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler  1939
Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff  1933
Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler  1936
 Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1987
 Regulus regulus Goldcrest  1920
 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher  1948
 Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher  1947
Ficedula hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher  1950
 Parus major Great Tit  1959
 Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch  1970
 Oriolus oriolus Golden Oriole  1957
 Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike  1961
 Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike  1962
 Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike  1970
 Corvus frugilegus Rook  1839
 Corvus corone Carrion Crow  1819
 Sturnus roseus Rose-coloured Starling  1934
 Passer montanus Tree Sparrow  1958
 Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed vireo  1951
 Carduelis chloris Greenfinch  1997
Carduelis hornemanni Arctic Redpoll  1946
Loxia pytyopsittacus Parrot Crossbill  1962
Carpodacus erythrinus Scarlet Grosbeak  1943
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch  1927
Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch  1975
Mniotitla varia Black and White Warbler  1970
Vermivora peregrina Tennessee Warbler  1956
Parula americana Parula Warbler  1913
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler  1996
Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler  1988
Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler  1984
Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler 1997 
Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler  1987
Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler  1997
Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler  1995
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler  1964
Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler  1972
Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart  1975
Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler  1973
Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat  1997
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager  1936
Zonotrichia iliaca    1944
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow  1978
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow  1964
Junco hyemalis Slate colored Junco  1955
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Bunting  1821
Emberiza leucocephala Pine Bunting  1944
Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer  1942
Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting  1939
Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting  1966
Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting  1965
Emberiza aureola  Yellow-breasted Bunting  1958
Emberiza schoenicus Reed Bunting  1961
Emberiza bruniceps Black-headed Bunting  1967
Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting  1956
Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting  1951
Xanthocephalus xantocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird  1983
Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole  1955

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