Carron Dam Nature Reserve in Falkirk

Carron Dam is a nature reserve in Falkirk that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Carron Dam

There have been 59 species of birds recorded in the Carron Dam area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Carron Dam

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Carron Dam area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)