Wildlife in Argyll
Mammals in Argyll
There are 51 species of mammals recorded as found in Argyll.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
| Pine Marten (Martes martes) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) |
| Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo) |
| Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
| Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) |
| Wild Ox (Bos taurus primigenius) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) |
| Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) |
| Beaver (Castor fiber) |
| Feral Goat (Capra hircus) |
| Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) |
Birds in Argyll
There are 218 species of birds recorded as found in Argyll.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corncrake (Crex crex) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
