About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Vatster

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Vatster is home to 45 species of birds.

Loch of Vatster is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Vatster Map

Loch of Vatster Map

Birds found near Loch of Vatster

There have been 45 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Vatster.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)