Biodiversity

Prior to restoration, Hay’s Dock contained contaminated industrial debris and little or no biological life. Now it contains a variety of wildlife – seals, otters, birds and fish are often seen. We have listed the Shetland names for some of its most regular visitors below:

Dialect names for wildlife found at Hay's Dock
Name	Dialect Name
Turnstone	Stanepicker
Herring Gull	Maa
Juvenile Herring Gull	Skorie
Fulmar	Maalie
Arctic Tern	Tirrick
Eider Duck	Dunter
Gannet	Solan
Shag	Skarf
Black Guillemot	Tystie
Razorbill	Sea Craa
Grey Seal	Selkie