About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch nan Cnaimh

The area within a five mile radius of Loch nan Cnaimh is home to 162 species of birds.

Loch nan Cnaimh is a woodland area in Highland.

Loch nan Cnaimh Map

Loch nan Cnaimh Map

Birds found near Loch nan Cnaimh

There have been 162 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch nan Cnaimh.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Herring Gull X Glaucous Gull (Larus argentatus x hyperboreus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
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)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)