The Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) is a rare vagrant from North America. This bird was spotted in Þorlákshöfn, South Iceland on October 5, 2010.
The Yellow-rumped Warbler is the most common warbler seen in Iceland. It is also common from where it comes from. This is the sixteenth bird that is seen in Iceland.
On this beautiful February morning the forecast predicted some very heavy winds, Grímsnes, South Iceland.
And the next day the weather forecast came true. Snowstorms played havoc throughout the country with winds way above 25m/sec. in some places.
The Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is one of the migratory birds that arrives in Iceland in April. In the winter time it stays in South West Europe. 
The Ringed Plover lays its eggs in sand and gravel all over the country. The breeding population counts around 50,000 pairs.
The photoes of the chick are taken on the banks of Ölfusá River.
More and more Redwings stay in Iceland during the winter time. This one is probably thinking of flying South next year and not without reason. – This winter has been exceptionally cold and windy.
It continued to snow today and more and more birds visit the garden in search of food. Today we had 8 Common Crossbills, or Red Crossbills as they are called in USA.
These are photoes from today.
There were hundreds of Snow Buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in the garden today. The weather was bad, heavy winds and lots of snow.
American vagrants are rare in Iceland but usually there is a bird or two that accidentally gets blown over here every year. The Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) is one of the most common small American vagrants and has been recorded here 21 times. This little vagrant has been seen twice in Selfoss and once here in our garden.
These photoes are taken in Stokkseyri, South Iceland, September 30, 2014.
The Ptarmigan changes its colour to white in the winter. Nature is peculiar. The male stays whiter longer but the female gets its camouflage colours earlier to match the colours of nature. The female needs to go unnoticed while keeping the eggs warm in the nest. The male is white and thus catches the attention of predators, keeping them away from the nest.
This photo is taken in the Icelandic Westfjords in the beginning June, 2012.
The Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a new breeeding bird in Iceland. The first known breeding was recorded in 1990 in Eyjafjörður, North Iceland.
Shelducks were first seen by the river Ölfusá in Selfoss about 10 years ago. They have slowly been increasing in numbers and last spring 16 Shelducks were spotted by the river near Selfoss. They are seen on the river every year with their chicks but nests have never been found.
Photoes taken by the river Ölfusá.
The days are getting longer and although summer is still a long way off we have begun to think of spring. It’s time to start preparing by sowing summer plants and vegetables. The Icelandic summer is so short that to secure a harvest in the autumn preparations have to begin early. That will be this weekend’s project 🙂