About Wildlife around the lake area of Galta Water

The area within a five mile radius of Galta Water is home to 75 species of birds.

Galta Water is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Galta Water Map

Galta Water Map

Birds found near Galta Water

There have been 75 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Galta Water.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)