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Speyside Animal List, September 2004

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Molluscs

Arionidae
Great Black SlugArion ater

Insects

Lasiocampidae
Northern Eggar MothLasiocampa quercus callunae
Geometridae
Pine Carpet MothThera firmata
Libellulidae
Black Darter Dragonfly *Sympetrum danae
Formicidae
Wood AntFormica rufa

Fish

Salmonidae
Salmon *Salmo salar

Amphibians

Bufonidae
Common ToadBufo bufo

Birds

Gaviidae
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Procellariidae
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Sulidae
GannetMorus bassanus
Phalacrocoracidae
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Ardeidae
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Anatidae
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WigeonAnas penelope
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ScaupAythya marila
EiderSomateria mollissima
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Velvet Scoter *Melanitta fusca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GoosanderMergus merganser
Accipitridae
Red KiteMilvus milvus
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Falconidae
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Phasianidae
Red GrouseLagopus lagopus scoticus
PtarmiganLagopus mutus
Black GrouseTetrao tetrix
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Charadriidae
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Scolopacidae
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KnotCalidris canutus
DunlinCalidris alpina
RuffPhilomachus pugnax
Laridae
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis
Alcidae
RazorbillAlca torda
GuillemotUria aalge
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Columbidae
Rock Dove *Columba livia
Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Picidae
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Alaudidae
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Hirundinidae
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbica
Passeridae
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrelli
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Cinclidae
DipperCinclus cinclus
Certhiidae
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Passeridae
DunnockPrunella modularis
Muscicapidae
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola torquata
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Regulidae
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Paridae
Coal TitParus ater
Crested TitParus cristatus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitParus caeruleus
Certhiidae
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Fringillidae
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchCarduelis chloris
SiskinCarduelis spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TwiteCarduelis flavirostris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Passeridae
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sturnidae
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Corvidae
MagpiePica pica
JackdawCorvus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone
RavenCorvus corax
Hooded CrowCorvus corone cornix

Mammals

Leporidae
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Sciuridae
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Delphinidae
Bottle-nosed Dolphin *Tursiops tuncatus
Mustelidae
Otter *Lutra lutra
Pine Marten *Martes martes
Badger *Meles meles
Canidae
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Phocidae
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common SealPhoca vitulina
Felidae
Wild Cat *Felis sylvestris grampia
Cervidae
Roe Deer *Capreolus capreolus
Red Deer *Cervus elaphus

Key

Notes

Organisms are arranged in their groups by family.

Last updated: 23rd May 2005