About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch Vaich

The area within a five mile radius of Loch Vaich is home to 86 species of birds.

Loch Vaich is a woodland area in Highland.

Loch Vaich Map

Loch Vaich Map

Birds found near Loch Vaich

There have been 86 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch Vaich.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)