European Birds

Gaviidae : Divers / Loons

Red-throated Diver / Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Fetlar, Shetland - June 2012

Scotland is at the southern limit of the breeding range of this circumpolar species, reaching as far south as the Mull of Kintyre although the majority of the Scottish population is found in Shetland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and the northwest Highlands.

Fetlar, Shetland - June 2012

The most recent estimates put the Scottish breeding population at around 1500 pairs, with over 400 of these on the Shetland Islands.

Fetlar, Shetland - June 2012

Fetlar, Shetland - June 2012