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Description
Lake Tjörnin is located just north of Reykjavik Airport and is a fairly large pond within the city of Reykjavik. It's a great place for observing many species of waterbird, like swans, geese, gulls and waders. In winter, the lake is frozen and most waterbirds, being mainly swans, geese and ducks, are concentrated near the edges of the lake were they are fed by people.
Most common species that can be observed here are Lebădă de iarnă, Gâscă cu cioc scurt, Rață fluierătoare, Rață moțată and even species like Eider, Ferestraș moțat and Rață cu cap negru. Often, large flocks of gulls are present too, being mostly Pescăruș râzător, Pescăruș argintiu, Pescăruș negricios (in summer), Pescăruș cu aripi albe, Pescăruș de ghețuri and Pescăruș negru.
Within the lake, a small island is located on which (at least) five species of duck breed: Rață mare, Rață mică, Rață pestriță, Rață cu cap negru and Rață moțată.
In summer, this pond is also a great place to observe Chiră polară. They breed in the Vatnsmýrin wetland preserve, which is just south of the lake and definitely worth a visit.
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Access
The area is easy accessable due to the pathways around the lake.