A tiny visitor, never seen in Iceland before and not subject to any sort of testing at the border, has made a landing in Garður on the Reykjanes peninsula. The visitor, believed to have flown from southern Europe or even from North Africa, was first detected on Friday, June 26, Morgunblaðið reports. The visitor is no other than a collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole – a small wader and native to the Old World. The only other time this kind of bird has been sighted near Iceland was June 7, 1997, when a collared pratincole was detected on board the fishing boat Snæfugl SU, southeast of Iceland. The collared pratincole is slightly smaller than an Arctic tern, and it feeds on insects.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2020 08:03 UTC