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LIST OF BIRDS SEEN AROUND SHENVAL ORGANIC B&B
IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
The area around Shenval organic Bed and Breakfast, near Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland is blessed with the presence of over 100 different bird species, including golden eagle, black grouse, osprey, red kite, Scottish crossbill and crested tit. Habitats are widely varied and include agricultural land, pastures, woodland, moorland, wetlands, mountains, rivers, lochs, mudflats, cliffs and sea. With Corrimony RSPB Nature Reserve and Glen Affric National Nature Reserve on the doorstep of Shenval Bed & Breakfast, and a further four RSPB Reserves within easy reach, the whole area is a heaven for birdwatching and ornithology.
Seen by us in Shenval
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Grey heron
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Greylag goose
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Mallard
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Sparrowhawk
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Buzzard
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Hen-harrier
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Kestrel
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Oystercatcher
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Lapwing
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Curlew
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Black-headed gull
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Woodpigeon
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Collared dove
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Barn owl
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Tawny owl
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Swift
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Great spotted woodpecker
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Skylark
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Swallow
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Sand martin
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House martin
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Meadow pipit
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Pied wagtail
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Grey wagtail
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Waxwing
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Hedgesparrow or Dunnock
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Blackcap
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Willow warbler
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Goldcrest
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Spotted flycatcher
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Wheatear
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Robin
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Blackbird
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Fieldfare
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Redwing
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Song thrush
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Mistle thrush
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Long-tailed tit
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Coal tit
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Great tit
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Blue tit
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Treecreeper
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Wren
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Dipper
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Yellowhammer
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Brambling
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Chaffinch
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Goldfinch
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Siskin
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Greenfinch
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Bullfinch
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Crossbill
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House sparrow
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Starling
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Rook
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Carrion crow
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Hooded crow
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Jackdaw
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Seen by us within 3 miles (5 kms) of Shenval bandb
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Little grebe or dabchick
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Mute swan
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Whooper swan
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Teal
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Tufted duck
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Goldeneye
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Golden eagle
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Red grouse
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Black grouse
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Water rail
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Moorhen
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Coot
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Golden plover
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Redshank
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Greenshank
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Woodcock
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Snipe
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Cuckoo
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Stonechat
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Whinchat
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Reed bunting
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Linnet
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Seen by us within 15 miles (25 kms) of Shenval B&B
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Black-throated diver
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Red-throated diver
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Slavonian grebe
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Cormorant
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Scaup
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Pochard
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Goosander
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Osprey
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Red kite
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Peregrine falcon
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Ptarmigan
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Common sandpiper
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Whimbrel
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Common gull
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Crested tit
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Snow bunting
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Raven
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Seen by us in a 15-45 miles (25-70 kms) radius of Shenval
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Great northern diver
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Fulmar
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Gannet
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Shag
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Shelduck
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Wigeon
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Eider
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Velvet scoter
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Long-tailed duck
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Red-breasted merganser
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Ringed plover
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Turnstone
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Dunlin
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Herring gull
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Lesser black-back
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Great black-back
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Kittiwake
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Common tern
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Razorbill
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Guillemot
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Puffin
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Black guillemot
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Rock dove
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Ring ouzel
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Seen by us more than 45 miles (70 kms) from Shenval
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Manx shearwater
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Canada goose
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Common scoter
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White-tailed eagle/Sea eagle
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Great skua
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Arctic skua
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Seen only by our Shenval Bed & Breakfast guests
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Capercaillie
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Dotterel
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Little auk
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Short-eared owl
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