As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Monday 12 November 2018

Rare Foreign Bird Sightings in Iceland

NATURE & TRAVEL November 07, 2018 09:00Updated: November 07, 2018 09:51

Photo: Kristof vt via Wikimedia Commons


A number of foreign birds that are rarely seen in Iceland have been spotted in the country of late, RÚVreports.

These unusual sightings include hawfinches in Húsavík in North Iceland, whinchats in Southeast Iceland and, along Iceland’s Southern coast, near Vík, little buntings that would have flown all the way from Northeast Europe or Asia. Other foreign winged visitors of late include lesser whitethroats, six gray herons, white-winged scoters, and even gray-cheeked thrushes, which generally nest in the Arctic, namely, in Siberia and Canada. Lastly, the colorful American robin, which nests throughout North America, has caused a particular sensation among birdwatchers on the Suðurnes peninsula.


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