Shetland Bird Names. 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. Every garden attracts a different set of birds depending on the plants trees and shrubs present whether extra food is provided what water sources there are and what the surrounding habitats are like.
The common raven was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae and it still bears its original name of Corvus corax. During the summer months Shetland plays host to over a million breeding seabirds - more than a tenth of the British total. 3 White-fronted Goose at Sumburgh.
Orkney Bird Names A lot of the birds found in Orkney have local names which are often derived from Old Norse however some may be related to the birds appearance its behaviour or the habitat where it is found.
3 White-fronted Goose at Sumburgh. Blue Tit at Cullivoe. Water Rail and 4 Chaffinch at Harolswick. Great Tit at Hillend Mid Yell2 Blue Tit and Robin at Cullivoe.