Shetland is a paradise for bird watching, whether you are interested in seabirds, Arctic species or migrants. A vast array of species are visible just directly from the windows of your accommodation. The list below is just a sample of the birds spotted from Nye Swarthoull during the summer of 2002
 

1 Red-throated Diver 13 Ringed Plover 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull 37 Pied Wagtail 2 Fulmar 14 Lapwing 26 Herring Gull 38 Wren 3 Gannet 15 Common Snipe 27 Glaucous Gull 39 Robin 4 Cormorant 16 Whimbrel 28 Arctic Tern 40 Northern Wheatear 5 Shag 17 Curlew 29 Guillemot 41 Blackbird 6 Grey Heron 18 Common Redshank 30 Razorbill 42 Hooded Crow 7 Whooper Swan 19 Common Sandpiper 31 Black Guillemot 43 Raven 8 Greylag Goose 20 Turnstone 32 Puffin 44 Starling 9 Tufted Duck 21 Arctic Skua 33 Common Swift 45 House Sparrow 10 Common Eider 22 Great Skua  34 Skylark 11 Coot 23 Black-headed Gull 35 Swallow 12 Oystercatcher 24 Common Gull 36 Meadow Pipit