The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Swartmill is home to 34 species of birds.
Loch of Swartmill is a woodland area in Orkney Islands.
Loch of Swartmill Map
There have been 34 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Swartmill.
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Corncrake (Crex crex) |
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
Knot (Calidris canutus) |
Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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