About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch an Iar

The area within a five mile radius of Loch an Iar is home to 74 species of birds.

Loch an Iar is a woodland area in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Loch an Iar Map

Loch an Iar Map

Birds found near Loch an Iar

There have been 74 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch an Iar.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)