Upper Nethan Gorge Nature Reserve in South Lanarkshire

Upper Nethan Gorge is a nature reserve in South Lanarkshire that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Upper Nethan Gorge

There have been 55 species of birds recorded in the Upper Nethan Gorge area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Upper Nethan Gorge

There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Upper Nethan Gorge area.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Badger (Meles meles)
Otter (Lutra lutra)