About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch Isbister

The area within a five mile radius of Loch Isbister is home to 59 species of birds.

Loch Isbister is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch Isbister Map

Loch Isbister Map

Birds found near Loch Isbister

There have been 59 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch Isbister.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)