Red Moss of Balerno Nature Reserve in City of Edinburgh
Red Moss of Balerno is a nature reserve in City of Edinburgh that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in Red Moss of Balerno
There have been 127 species of birds recorded in the Red Moss of Balerno area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| grugiar goch (Lagopus lagopus subsp. scotica) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Continental Coal Tit (Periparus ater subsp. ater) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Mammals found in Red Moss of Balerno
There have been 9 species of mammals recorded in the Red Moss of Balerno area.
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
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