Birdlife in the  Lofoten Islands is varied and fascinating. 129 different species have been sighted in Moskenes (see www.fugler-i-lofoten.no), many of which are random visitors that occur due to the location and character of the islands. The geographical diversity of the Lofoten Islands is reflected in the species found here. These include birds of prey like the white-tailed sea eagle, hawks, falcons and owls; waders, divers, ducks and geese, gulls, puffins, and smaller birds like the bluethroat, waxwing, great spotted woodpecker, snowbunting, dipper, to mention but a few.
 

Birds observed mainly in Moskenes

Ducks/geese/swans

Mallard
Teal
Tufted duck
Greater scaup
Goldeneye
Eider duck
Kiing eider
Red-breasted merganser
Goosander
Long-tailed duck
Mandarin duck
Greylag goose
Pink-footed goose
Whooper swan

Red-throated diver

Birds of Prey

White-tailed sea eagle
Golden eagle
Rough-legged buzzard
Peregrine falcon
Gyr falcon
Kestrel
Merlin
Goshawk
Sparrowhawk

Hawk owl

Waders, etc.

Oystercatcher
Common sandpiper
Purple sandpiper
Curlew
Whimbrel
Lapwing (Pewitt)
Golden plover
Dotterel
Snipe
Redshank
Woodcock
Dotterel

Grey heron

Crows, etc.

Hooded crow
Raven
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook

Doves, etc.  
Turtle dove
Wood pigeon
Collared dove
Feral pigeon

Cuckoo
Rock ptarmigan
Willow ptarmigan

Gulls, etc.

Great skua
Arctic skua
Black-headed gull
Kittiwake
Lesser black-backed gull
Great black-backed gull
Glaucus gull
Iceland gull
Common gull
Fulmar
Common/Arctic tern
Gannet
Puffin
Guillemot
Black guillemot
Razorbill

Small birds:

Pied flycatcher, spotted flycatcher, house martin, swallow, bluethroat, robin,willow warbler, yellow-browed warbler, garden warbler, chiffchaff, fieldfare, blackbird, ring ouzel, starling, pied wagtail, redwing, great tit, sparrow, reed bunting, great spotted woodpecker, brambling, twite, common whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, wheatear, blackcap,  snow bunting, arctic redpoll, siskin, chaffinch, redstart, crossbill,  bullfinch, dipper, greenfinch, meadow pipit, rock pipit, goldcrest, wren, bluetit, pine grosbeak. yellowhammer, skylark, rcrossbill, dunnock, waxwing