Gailes Marsh Nature Reserve in North Ayrshire

Gailes Marsh is a nature reserve in North Ayrshire that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Gailes Marsh

There have been 62 species of birds recorded in the Gailes Marsh area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Gailes Marsh

There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Gailes Marsh area.

Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)