Whitlaw Wood Nature Reserve in Scottish Borders

Whitlaw Wood is a nature reserve in Scottish Borders that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Whitlaw Wood

There have been 72 species of birds recorded in the Whitlaw Wood area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Whitlaw Wood

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Whitlaw Wood area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)