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Wildlife Sightings Species Directory
sponsored by Bairds Wines

Wildlife sightings have been recorded on the sightings board at Glenholm from January 2005. At the end of each year sightings of birds and animals are summarised for that year. By clicking on a species listed below, you will be able to see details of each sighting for this species during the current year, as well as summaries of sightings in previous years, pictures of that species, and links to web pages that are likely to provide further information about the species.  The list also represents a good starting point for identifying southern Scotland's birds, animals and trees, or at least for this part of the Scottish Borders.

Birds
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Black Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Parus ater)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great Tit (Parus cyanus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
House Martin (Delichon urbica)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Parus palustris)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Tit (Parus montanus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Butterflies and Moths
Green Veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi)
Small Heath Butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus)
Flowers
Common Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Mammals
American Mink (Mustela vison)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
Reptiles and Amphibians
Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara)
Trees and Shrubs
Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Aspen (Populus tremula)
Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosa)
Burnet Rose (Rosa spinossisima)
Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
Crack Willow (Salix fragilis)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
White Willow (Salix alba)

The web space that the database and search web pages are stored on is kindly supplied by Bairds Fine and Country Wines whose Wine Centre is at the heart of Glenholm.


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