Loch Ruthven Nature Reserve in Highland

Loch Ruthven is a nature reserve in Highland that is managed by RSPB.

Birds found in Loch Ruthven

There have been 73 species of birds recorded in the Loch Ruthven area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Loch Ruthven

There have been 15 species of mammals recorded in the Loch Ruthven area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)