Náttúrufræðingurinn - 1980, Qupperneq 66

SUMMARY
A record of Bewick’s Swan
(Cygnus columbianus bewickii)
from Iceland
by Marc A. Brazil, Department of Psychology,
University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9
4LA
This paper is concerned with the first
record from Iceland of the Bewick’s Swan. A
single individual was seen in a moulting
flock of Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in
the inner part of Neslandavík, Lake Mý-
vatn, northern Iceland, from 8 July until 10
August 1978; during this period it com-
pleted the wing moult. The bird still re-
tained some juvenile plumage, namely grey
areas on the crown, nape and sides of the
neck. Several observers saw the bird and
identification was confirmed by photo-
graphs.
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