The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Burness is home to 60 species of birds.
Loch of Burness is a woodland area in Orkney Islands.
Loch of Burness Map
There have been 60 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Burness.
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
Coot (Fulica atra) |
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Corncrake (Crex crex) |
Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Raven (Corvus corax) |
Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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