Isle of Eigg Nature Reserve in Highland
Isle of Eigg is a nature reserve in Highland that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in Isle of Eigg
There have been 103 species of birds recorded in the Isle of Eigg area.
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Corncrake (Crex crex) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Little Auk (Alle alle) |
| Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Mammals found in Isle of Eigg
There have been 12 species of mammals recorded in the Isle of Eigg area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) |
| Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) |
| Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
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