About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Knitchen

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Knitchen is home to 37 species of birds.

Loch of Knitchen is a woodland area in Orkney Islands.

Loch of Knitchen Map

Loch of Knitchen Map

Birds found near Loch of Knitchen

There have been 37 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Knitchen.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)