Wildlife in East Ayrshire

Mammals in East Ayrshire

There are 35 species of mammals recorded as found in East Ayrshire.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Wild Cat (Felis silvestris)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Wild Cat Hybrid (Felis silvestris x catus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Birds in East Ayrshire

There are 83 species of birds recorded as found in East Ayrshire.

Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Northern Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus subsp. caudatus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)