About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch nan Gobhar

The area within a five mile radius of Loch nan Gobhar is home to 140 species of birds.

Loch nan Gobhar is a woodland area in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Loch nan Gobhar Map

Loch nan Gobhar Map

Birds found near Loch nan Gobhar

There have been 140 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch nan Gobhar.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)