About Wildlife around the lake area of West Loch of Skaw

The area within a five mile radius of West Loch of Skaw is home to 28 species of birds.

West Loch of Skaw is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

West Loch of Skaw Map

West Loch of Skaw Map

Birds found near West Loch of Skaw

There have been 28 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of West Loch of Skaw.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)