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Lupine
Lúpína

Lupinus nootkatensis
Marsh marigold
Hófsóley

Caltha palustris
Meadow buttercup
Brennisóley

Ranunculus acris
Redwing
Skógarþröstur

Turdus illacus
Golden plover
Heiðlóa

Pluvialis apricara
Woodland geranium
Blágresi

Geranium sylvaticum
Black-tailed godwit
Jaðrakan

Limosa limosa
Goose and godwit
Whooper swan
Álft

Cygnus cygnus
Eider
Æðarfugl

Somateria mollissima
Dwarf willow
Grasvíðir

Salix herbacea
Alpine lady's mantle
Lyónslappi

Alchemilla alpina
Thrift
Geldingahnappur

Armeria maritima
Bog bilberry/blueberry
Bláberjalying

Vaccinium uliginosum
Alpine bartsia
Smjörgras

Bartsia alpina
Sea campion
Holurt

Silene uniflora
Oystercatcher
Tjaldur

Haematopus ostralegus
Duck, unknown species
Duck
Silverweed
Tágamura

Potentilla anserina
Red-necked phalarope
Óðinshani

Phalaropus lobatus
Rock speedwell
Steindepla

Veronica fruticans
Cassiope (flowers)
Mosalyng

Cassiope hypnoides

Leaves are probably dwarf willow.
Whimbrel
Spói

Numenius phaeopus
?????
Saxifrage -- species?
Brjótur

Saxifraga sp.
Alpine mouse-ear
Músareyra

Cerastium alpinum
Oystercatcher
Tjaldur

Haematopus ostralegus
Guillemots (common?)
Langvía

Uria aalge
Pink-footed goose
Heiðagæs

Anser brachyrhynchus
Wild thyme
Blóðberg

Thymus praecox
Arctic skua (or great skua?)
Kjói

Stercoarius parasiticus
Puffin
Lundi

Fratercula arctica
Redshank
Stelkur

Tringa totanus
Slender bedstraw
Hvítmaðra

Galium normanii
Skua
Ringed plover
Sandlóa

Charadrius hiaticula
Arctic cotton
Icelandic name?

Eriophorum sp.
Woodland geranium
Blágresi

Geranium sylvaticum
Arctic tern
Kría

Sterna paradisaea
Sea campion
Holurt

Silene uniflora
Godwit
Jaðrakan

Limosa limosa
Saxifrage -- species?
Brjótur

Saxifraga sp?
Dog
Hundur

Canis familiaris
Mountain avens
Holtasóley

Dryas octapetala
Roseroot
Burnirót

Rhodiola rosea
Moss campion
Lambagras

Silene acaulis
Wild thyme
Blóðberg

Thymus praecox
Angelica
Ætihvönn

Angelica archangelica
Tea-leaved willow
Gulvíðir

Salix phylicifolia
Dwarf birch
Fjalldrapi

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