The Loons and Loch of Banks Nature Reserve in Orkney Islands
The Loons and Loch of Banks is a nature reserve in Orkney Islands that is managed by RSPB.
Birds found in The Loons and Loch of Banks
There have been 135 species of birds recorded in the The Loons and Loch of Banks area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corncrake (Crex crex) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Kumlien's Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides subsp. kumlieni) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
| Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Mammals found in The Loons and Loch of Banks
There have been 9 species of mammals recorded in the The Loons and Loch of Banks area.
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Orkney/Guernsey Vole (Microtus arvalis subsp. orcadensis) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Vole (Microtus arvalis) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
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