 In the modern era avian life includes the corncrake , red @-@ throated diver , kittiwake , tystie , Atlantic puffin , goldeneye and golden eagle . The eggs of the last breeding pair of white @-@ tailed sea eagle in the UK were taken by an egg collector on Skye in 1916 but the species has recently been re @-@ introduced . The chough last bred on the island in 1900 . Mountain hare ( apparently absent in the 18th century ) and rabbit are now abundant and preyed upon by wild cat and pine marten . The rich fresh water streams contain brown trout , Atlantic salmon and water shrew . Offshore the edible crab and edible oyster are also found , the latter especially in the Sound of Scalpay . There are nationally important horse mussel and brittlestar beds in the sea lochs and in 2012 a bed of 100 million flame shells was found during a survey of Loch Alsh . Grey Seals can be seen off the Southern coast . 
 In the modern era avian life <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>includes</mark></a> the corncrake , red @-@ throated diver , kittiwake , tystie , Atlantic puffin , goldeneye and golden eagle . The eggs of the last breeding pair of white @-@ tailed sea eagle in the UK <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> taken by an egg collector on Skye in 1916 but the species <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> recently been re @-@ introduced . The chough last bred on the island in 1900 . Mountain hare ( apparently absent in the 18th century ) and rabbit <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>now abundant and preyed upon by wild cat and pine marten . The rich fresh water streams contain brown trout , Atlantic salmon and water shrew . Offshore the edible crab and edible oyster are also found , the latter especially in the Sound of Scalpay . <a href='dey_it' title='5'><mark>There</mark></a> are nationally important horse mussel and brittlestar beds in the sea lochs and in 2012 a bed of 100 million flame shells was found during a survey of Loch Alsh . Grey Seals can be seen off the Southern coast . 
In the modern era avian life include the corncrake , red @-@ throated diver , kittiwake , tystie , Atlantic puffin , goldeneye and golden eagle . da eggs of the last breeding pair of white @-@ tailed sea eagle in the UK was taken by an egg collector on Skye in 1916 but tdaspecies have recently been re @-@ introduced . The chough last bred on thdasland in 1900 . Mountain hare ( apparently absent in the 18th century ) and rabbit now abundant and preyed upon by wild cat and pine marten . Thedach fresh water streams contain brown trout , Atlantic salmon and water shrew . Offshore the dable crab and edible oyster r also found , the ldaer especially in the Sound of Scalpay . It is nationally important horse mussel and brittlestar beds in the sea lochs and in 2012 a bed of 100 million flame shells was found durin a survey of Loch Alsh . Grey Seals can b seen offf the Sodaern coast .