I’m happy to have had an encounter with the barrow’s goldeneye quite as much as I’m glad to have met the great northern loon. In Europe Barrow’s goldeneyes can be seen almost exclusively in Iceland. At first glance they are very similar to common goldeneyes. During a closer contact with these birds, however, I was sure how to identify this species. It is estimated that the population of this bird in Iceland is about 800-900 couples (2014). During one encounter I managed to take numerous shots, also some dynamic ones, which I always appreciate…
Last minute news -06/2018 Iceland
The gallery of the barrow's goldeneye has changed radically. A few hours of photographing a large flock of these ducks allowed me to improve the pictures in the gallery.

Islandia - wykaz j.angielski

Iceland  introduction - Great northern loon
1. Great northern loon. 2. Red Crossbill. 3.Common redshank. 4. Harlequin duck. 5. Whimbrel. 6. Great skua. 7. Black-legged kittiwake. 8. Northern fulmar. 9. Northern gannet. 10. Black guillemot. 11. Red-necked phalarope. 12. Horned grebe. 13. Glaucous gull. 14. European golden plover. 15. Northern shoveler. 16. Redwing. 17. Razorbill. 18. Barrow's goldeneye. 19. Parasitic jaeger.  20.Thick-billed murre. 21. Rock ptarmigan. 22. Great black-backed gull. 23. Short-eared Owl. 24. Whales. 25. Manx shearwater. 26. Gadwall. 27.Harbor Seal. 28. Pink-footed goose. 29. Iceland gull.
And changes in the galleries:
1. Red-throated Loon. 2. Puffin. 3. Redwing. 4. Eurasian oystercatcher . 5. Common snipe. 6. Arctic tern. 7. Reindeer. 8. Black-tailed godwit. 9. Common ringed plover. 10. Guillemot 11. Purple sandpiper. 12. Whooper swan.  13. Common eider. 14. Eurasian wigeon.  15. Red-breasted merganser. 16. Greater Scaup. 17. Brant goose.18. Red knot . 19. Dunlin.  20. Tufted duck. 21.Greylag Goose.
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ISLANDIA-06/2018 ANGIELSKI

Iceland 06/2018 –  the introductory text –  Gyrfalcon
1. Gyrfalcon (T,V). 2. Short-eared Owl (T) . 3. Great northern loon (T). 4. Merlin (T). 5. Glaucous gull (T,V). 6. Pink-footed goose (T). 7. Rock ptarmigan (T,V). 8. Harlequin duck (T). 9. Thick-billed Murre (T). 10. Iceland gull (T). 11. Black-tailed Godwit (T). 12. Whimbrel (T). 13. Redwing (T,V). 14. Razorbill (T). 15. Guillemot. 16. Eurasian Wigeon (T). 17. Northern Pintail (T). 18. Red-throated Loon. 19. Black-legged kittiwake. 20. Dunlin. 21. Meadow Pipit. 22. Parasitic jaeger. 23. European golden plover. 24. Common redshank. 25. Horned grebe. 26. Barrow's goldeneye (T). 27. King eider (T). 28. Lesser black-backed gull. 29. Northern Wheatear. 30.Long-tailed jaeger. 31. Arctic Tern. 32.Black-headed Gul.
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