About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Aithsness

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Aithsness is home to 33 species of birds.

Loch of Aithsness is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Aithsness Map

Loch of Aithsness Map

Birds found near Loch of Aithsness

There have been 33 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Aithsness.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)