Shetland Bird Names

If you have a new sheltie then you know they are extremely intelligent and very obedient and become a sensible and well behaved member of the family. This checklist includes all bird species found in shetland based on the best information available at this time. In shetland the red throated diver is known as the raingös or loom.

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181 182 there are also populations of various moorland birds such as curlew snipe and golden plover.

Shetland bird names. Yellow rumped warbler 07 05 14 haroldswick unst 3rd for shetland cape may warbler 25 10 13 baltasound unst 2nd for the western palearctic rose breasted grosbeak 04 05 16 toogs west burra 1st for shetland dark eyed junco 11 05 2015 toab south mainland 5th shetland record. The scots version of the name corbie appears in geo names in vementry whalsay skerries ireland and noss dunrossness whilst other geos take their name from the smaller craa crow. Many names of scottish origins are favorites among sheltie owners around the globe. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers.

Shetland bird list the table contains a complete list of the 473 bird species recorded in shetland including the year of the first record and where relevant shetland name breeding status and category. A few of the top male scottish choices are finley ross and duncan. It is based on a wide variety of sources that i collated over many years. 30 birds to see in shetland arctic tern tirrick cormorants muckle scarf curlew whaap dunlin plivver s page eider dunter fulmar maali gannet solan gös golden plover pliver great northern diver immer gös great skua bonxie kittiwake rippek maa lapwing tieve s nacket meadow pipit.

The shetland sheepdog also referred to as the sheltie was originally bred in the very rocky shetland islands in scotland uk. Balta fetlar linga oxna and vaila are a few island inspired options. The shetland wren fair isle wren and shetland starling are subspecies endemic to shetland. Many great names can be borrowed from the shetland islands among which the breed first appeared.