Ballachuan Hazel Wood is a nature reserve in Argyll that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.
There have been 69 species of birds recorded in the Ballachuan Hazel Wood area.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Great Tit (Parus major) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
Raven (Corvus corax) |
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Razorbill (Alca torda) |
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Ballachuan Hazel Wood area.
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Otter (Lutra lutra) |
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
Mole (Talpa europaea) |
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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