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Birdwatching in Scotland
Paul Doherty
Stunning footage of many Scottish specialities filmed in summer and winter.
Features 111 species and includes stunning footage of Capercaillies, Ptarmigan, Golden and White-tailed Eagles, Crested Tits, Scottish Crossbills, Dotterel, Whimbrel, Red-necked Phalaropes, and many, many more. Rare birds such as Surf Scoter, King Eider, Snowy Egret and Ross's Gull are also included. Other creatures such as deer, Otters, Dolphins, Red Squirrels, Pine Martens and Basking Sharks have not been forgotten either.
"This is the ideal appetiser for those planning a trip or a great reminder or previous ventures......Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the Scottish avifauna."
- Birding Scotland
108 min.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata |
| Black-throated Diver | Gavia arctica |
| Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer |
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus |
| Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis |
| European Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus |
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus |
| European Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus |
| Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser |
| Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis |
| Brent Goose | Branta bernicla |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope |
| Eurasian Teal | Anas crecca |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima |
| King Eider | Somateria spectabilis |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta nigra |
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata |
| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus |
| White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Red Grouse | Lagopus lagopus scoticus |
| Rock Ptarmigan | Lagopus mutus |
| Black Grouse | Tetrao tetrix |
| Western Capercaillie | Tetrao urogallus |
| Corn Crake | Crex crex |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria |
| Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula |
| Eurasian Dotterel | Eudromias morinellus |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba |
| Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax |
| Great Skua | Stercorarius skua |
| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus |
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus |
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus |
| Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides |
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
| Little Gull | Larus minutus |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Ross's Gull | Rhodostethia rosea |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| Razorbill | Alca torda |
| Common Guillemot | Uria aalge |
| Black Guillemot | Cepphus grylle |
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
| Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis |
| White / Pied Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis |
| Pechora Pipit | Anthus gustavi |
| Rock Pipit | Anthus petrosus |
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor |
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra |
| Stonechat | Saxicola torquata |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata |
| Arctic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis |
| Subalpine Warbler | Sylvia cantillans |
| Coal Tit | Periparus ater |
| Crested Tit | Lophophanes cristatus |
| Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Hooded Crow | Corvus cornix |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax |
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| Corn Bunting | Miliaria calandra |
| Little Bunting | Emberiza pusilla |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs |
| European Greenfinch | Carduelis chloris |
| Eurasian Siskin | Carduelis spinus |
| Twite | Acanthis flavirostris |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Parrot Crossbill | Loxia pytyopsittacus |
| Scottish Crossbill | Loxia scotica |
| Common Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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