Loch Ardinning Nature Reserve in Stirling

Loch Ardinning is a nature reserve in Stirling that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Loch Ardinning

There have been 103 species of birds recorded in the Loch Ardinning area.

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Loch Ardinning

There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Loch Ardinning area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)