Lochranza Bird List

The Lochranza bird list shows all the birds seen by us, in and around Lochranza so far this year. I am sure you will agree that there are some great birds on this list

What's that I can see over there ?

• Black Throated Diver - Up to 9 off Newton Point
• Little Grebe - up to 5 on the Loch
• Fulmar - Cliffs near catacol
• Cormorant - Common
• Shag - Easy to find
• Grey Heron - Around the loch
• Mute Swan - Often on the loch, one bird died earlier in the year
• Greylag Goose - 6 on the golf course
• Mallard - very common
• Eider - easy to see along the coast
• Goldeneye - Up to 3 on the loch in the winter
• Red Breasted Merganser - Easy to see on the loch and along the coast
• Goosander - 2 males for a few weeks
• Hen Harrier - Occasional sighting on the hills
• Golden Eagle - Pair nest locally
• Buzzard - Often seen around the area
• Oystercatcher - plenty on the loch
• Ringed Plover - sometimes seen on the loch
• Snipe - Only one sighting
• Woodcock - One on the hill
• Curlew - lots on the loch
• Redshank - several on the loch
• Turnstone - sometimes on the loch
• Common Gull - lots on the loch and at sea
• Herring Gull - Lots on the loch and at sea
• Great Black-backed Gull - Up to 3 on the loch
• Black Guillemot -Seen from Newton Point
• Rock Dove - Around the area
• Woodpigeon Quite common locally

• Short Eared Owl - Hunting on The Boguillie
• Meadow Pipit - Regular around the loch
• Grey Wagtail - Occasional on the streams
• Pied Wagtail - regular around the loch
• Dipper - Once on a stream
• Wren
  - common garden bird
• Dunnock - common garden bird
• Robin - common garden bird
• Blackbird - common garden bird
• Fieldfare - Winter visitor, up to 50 on golf course
• Song Thrush - common garden bird
• Redwing - Winter visitor, up to 20 on the golf course
• Mistle Thrush -common garden bird
• Coal Tit - common garden bird
• Blue Tit - common garden bird
• Great Tit common garden bird
• Jackdaw - Plenty around the area
• Hooded Crow - Plenty around the area
• Raven - Regular sighting on the hills and even in the village
• Starling - A few in the village
• House Sparrow - common garden bird
• Chaffinch - common garden bird
• Greenfinch - regular around the village
• Bullfinch - Occasional in the village

Recent additions to the Lochranza Bird list

• Wheatear - One male on Newton Beach 23 March 2010 - Only the second sighting on the Island this year.
• Swallow - Plenty around the village
• House Martin - several in the village
• Rock Pipit - North Newton shore
• Black Guillemot - Often seen out to sea
• Gannet - Often flying past
• Goldfinch - North Newton shore
• Siskin - feeder in the garden
• Cuckoo - 2 calling around the local area
• Willow Warbler - Local trees
• Chiffchaff - Local trees
• Spotted Flycatcher - Passing through