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Bird stamps of Iceland
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1930 Parliament anniversary Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1930 Parliament anniversary Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1930 Official stamps, overprint on 1930.01 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1930 Official stamps, overprint on 1930.01
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1956 Northern countries day Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1956 Northern countries day Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1959 Definitives Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1960 Definitives Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1965 Charity
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1965 Charity White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1966 Definitives Common Loon Gavia immer 1967 Definitives Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1967 Charity Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1967 Charity
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1972 Charity Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1972 Charity Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 1977 European wetlands campaign Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 1980 Fauna 5v set Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1981 Birds European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1981 Birds
Northern Raven Corvus corax 1981 Birds Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1983 Fishing industry 2v set White Wagtail Motacilla alba 1986 Birds Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1986 Birds Merlin Falco columbarius 1986 Birds
Razorbill Alca torda 1986 Birds Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1986 National bank 2v set Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1987 Birds Redwing Turdus iliacus 1987 Birds
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 1987 Birds Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1987 Birds Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1988 Birds Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1988 Birds Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1989 Birds
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1989 Birds Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 1990 Birds Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1990 Birds Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1991 Birds Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1991 Birds
Not identified Not identified Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1992 WWF Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1992 WWF Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1992 WWF
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 1992 WWF Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1994 Stamp day, stamp on stamp 3v sheet Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1995 European nature conservation year Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1995 European nature conservation year
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1996 Birds Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 1996 Birds Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1997 Birds Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 1997 Birds
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2001 Birds Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2001 Birds Common Redshank Tringa totanus 2002 Birds Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 2002 Birds
Northern Raven Corvus corax 2003 Nordia 03 MS Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 2003 Birds Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2003 Birds Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 2004 Birds Dunlin Calidris alpina 2004 Birds
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 2004 Christmas 2v set Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 2004 Christmas Booklet Greylag Goose Anser anser 2005 Birds Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2005 Birds
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 2009 Nordia 2009 MS Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 2009 Birds Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 2009 Birds Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2010 Christmas sa Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2010 Christmas sa
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2010 Christmas Booklet, sa Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 2011 WWF Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 2011 WWF Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 2011 WWF
Gadwall Mareca strepera 2011 WWF Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 2011 Protection of wetlands White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 2014 Eagle sa European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2016 Pourquoi-Pas? sa MS
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 2018 Eggert Olafsson sa White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 2019 Europa sa Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 2019 Europa sa
Iceland map

Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
Population: 304,300
Climate: temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
Terrain: mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords

Birds: 327 species

Links:
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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Common Loon Gavia immer
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Merlin Falco columbarius
Razorbill Alca torda
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Gadwall Mareca strepera
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis

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