Here we group together birds that live in and around fresh water. Seabirds, gulls and waders are not included. A lot of ducks live in Iceland, three species of geese breed here, two species of loons, one of grebes and one Swan specie. All of these live more or less on water, they usually breed by water and usually lay from four to twelve eggs. The Common Loon and the Great Northern Diver lay two eggs. These birds are adapted to life in water, have webbed feet and bills and legs adapted to feed in water. They get all their food in water except geese and the swans which also feed on grass.

	Álft – Whopper Swan – Cygnus cygnus	ORNOSK blogs
	Duggönd – Scaup – Aythya marila	ORNOSK blogs
	Grafönd – Northern Pintail –  Anas acuta	ORNOSK blogs
	Flórgoði – Slavonian Grebe – Podiceps auritus	ORNOSK blogs
	Grágæs – Greylag Goose – Anser anser	ORNOSK blogs
	Gulönd – Goosander – Mergus merganser	ORNOSK blogs
	Hávella – Long-Tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis	ORNOSK blogs
	Heiðagæs – Pinkfoot – Anser brachyrhynchus	ORNOSK blogs
	Helsingi – Barnacle goose – Branta leucopsis	ORNOSK blogs
	Himbrimi – Great Northern Diver  /Common Loon- Gavia immer	ORNOSK blogs
	Hrafnsönd – Common scoter – Melanitta nigra	ORNOSK blogs
	Húsönd – Barrow’s Goldeneye – Bucephala islandica	ORNOSK blogs
	Lómur – Red-Throated Diver – Gavia stellata	ORNOSK blogs
	Margæs – Brent Goose – Branta bernicla	ORNOSK blogs
	Rauðhöfðaönd – Eurasian Widgeon – Anas penelope	ORNOSK blogs
	Skeiðönd – Northern Shoveler  – Anas clypeata	ORNOSK blogs
	Skúfönd – Tufted duck – Aythya fuligula	ORNOSK blogs
	Stokkönd – Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos	ORNOSK blogs
	Straumönd – Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus	ORNOSK blogs
	Toppönd – Red-breasted Merganser  – Mergus serrator	ORNOSK blogs
	Urtönd – Teal – Anas crecca	ORNOSK blogs
	Æðarfugl – Eider – Somateria mollissima	ORNOSK blogs