About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Griesta

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Griesta is home to 49 species of birds.

Loch of Griesta is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Griesta Map

Loch of Griesta Map

Birds found near Loch of Griesta

There have been 49 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Griesta.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)