About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch Oil

The area within a five mile radius of Loch Oil is home to 42 species of birds.

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

Loch Oil Map

Loch Oil Map

Birds found near Loch Oil

There have been 42 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch Oil.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Teal (Anas crecca)
White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)