About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Houlland

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Houlland is home to 178 species of birds.

Loch of Houlland is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Houlland Map

Loch of Houlland Map

About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Houlland

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Houlland is home to 178 species of birds.

Loch of Houlland is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Houlland Map

Loch of Houlland Map

About Wildlife around the lake area of Loch of Houlland

The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Houlland is home to 178 species of birds.

Loch of Houlland is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.

Loch of Houlland Map

Loch of Houlland Map

Birds found near Loch of Houlland

There have been 178 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Houlland.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White-Billed Diver (Gavia adamsii)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)