About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Westerwick

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Westerwick is home to 41 species of birds.

Loch of Westerwick is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Westerwick Map

Loch of Westerwick Map

Birds found near Loch of Westerwick

There have been 41 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Westerwick.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)