Wildlife in Renfrewshire

Mammals in Renfrewshire

There are 47 species of mammals recorded as found in Renfrewshire.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
White-Beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Wild Ox (Bos taurus primigenius)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Wild Cat (Felis silvestris)

Birds in Renfrewshire

There are 216 species of birds recorded as found in Renfrewshire.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)

Reptiles in Renfrewshire

There are 5 species of reptiles recorded as found in Renfrewshire.

Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans)
Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)
Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)
Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta)

Amphibians in Renfrewshire

There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found in Renfrewshire.

Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
Edible Frog (Pelophylax esculentus)