Birds Found in and around Fort William in Highland
There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Fort William. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
List of Birds found in Fort William
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
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