About Wildlife around the woodland area of Dunskey Estate and Trust

The area within a five mile radius of Dunskey Estate and Trust is home to 11 species of mammals and 123 species of birds.

Dunskey Estate and Trust is a 37.22 hectare, privately owned woodland area in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Dunskey Estate and Trust Map

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Mammals found near Dunskey Estate and Trust

There have been 11 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Dunskey Estate and Trust.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Badger (Meles meles)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Birds found near Dunskey Estate and Trust

There have been 123 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Dunskey Estate and Trust.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)