The area within a five mile radius of Loch of Spiggie is home to 106 species of birds.
Loch of Spiggie is a woodland area in Shetland Islands.
Loch of Spiggie Map
There have been 106 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Loch of Spiggie.
American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea) |
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
Razorbill (Alca torda) |
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
Coot (Fulica atra) |
Corncrake (Crex crex) |
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
Great Tit (Parus major) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
Raven (Corvus corax) |
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
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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