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1981-89 have been published elsewhere
(Gunnlaugur Pétursson & Kristinn H.
Skarphéðinsson 1983, Gunnlaugur Péturs-
son & Erling Ólafsson 1985-89, Gunnlaug-
ur Pétursson et al. 1991a,b). For each re-
cord the following details are listed: Lo-
cality, observation period, number of
birds (if more than one), sex and age if
known (in parentheses), observer(s) or
reference, if the record has been publish-
ed previously. All but one of the speci-
mens collected are preserved in the Ice-
landic Museum of Natural History (cata-
log number RM-no.).
1. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta).
One record from late March 1954. In
addition, a possible record from ca.
1820 involving a bird collected, but
now lost (Fig. 1).
2. Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus).
One record of a single bird observed in
July and August 1957.
3. Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola
nordmanni). Three records: two single,
immature females collected in early
October 1979 and 1983, and one bird
observed in June 1987.
- [Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius du-
bius). Erroneous records of this species
from Iceland have been dealt with by
Timmermann (1949)].
4. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus). Three
records from March 1939, December
1970, and October 1980, reflecting the
pattern of other European records of
this species.
5. Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius mori-
nellus). Two records, one from Sep-
tember 1962 and one from May 1980.
6. American Golden Plover (Pluvialis do-
minica). Six records; two birds from
May (yearling in 1979 and adult in
1980, one from August (adult in 1981)
and three first-winter birds from Octo-
ber (two in 1980 and one in 1984).
7. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola).
Regular, but rare in autumn; 49 rec-
ords, involving approx. 63 birds
through 1989. A few birds have been
recorded annually since 1979, mostly
from Southwest Iceland (Reykjanes
Peninsula; Fig. 6). The records are
scattered from late July to early June,
peaking in late September (Fig. 7), and
most (69%) are of single, immature
birds; a flock of six birds has been
observed once. A few individuals may
winter occasionally. Except for two in-
land birds, all Grey Plovers in Iceland
were seen on the coast (Fig. 6).
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