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Wildlife in Dunscore

Dunscore is set in the midst of a rural area with varied habitats that are rich in wildlife.

BIRDS… more than 100 different types of bird have been seen in the area.

BirdSpringSummerAutumnWinter
Mute SwanThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Whooper swanThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Pink footed gooseThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Greylag gooseThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Canada gooseThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Barnacle gooseThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
WigeonThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
GadwallThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
TealThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
MallardThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
PintailThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
ShovelerThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
PochardThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Tufted DuckThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
GoldeneyeThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
GoosanderThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Red Breasted merganserThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Red grouseThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Black grouseThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Red legged partridgeThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
PheasantThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Great northern diverThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Little grebeThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Great Crested GrebeThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
CormorantThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Grey HeronThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Hen HarrierThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
SparrowhawkThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
BuzzardThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
OspreyThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in Autumn 
KestrelThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
MerlinThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
PeregrineThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
MoorhenThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
CootThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
OystercatcherThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Grey ploverThis bird can been seen in Spring This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Golden ploverThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
SnipeThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
WoodcockThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Common sandpiper This bird can been seen in Summer  
Black headed gullThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Great Black backed gullThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Common GullThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Lesser black backed gullThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in Autumn 
Herring gullThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Rock dove/feral pigeonThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Wood pigeonThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Collared doveThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
CuckooThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Barn owlThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Tawny owlThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Short eared OwlThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Swift This bird can been seen in Summer  
KingfisherThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Green woodpeckerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Great spotted woodpeckerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
SkylarkThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in Autumn 
Sand martinThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Tree sparrowThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
SwallowThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
House martinThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Tree pipitThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Meadow pipitThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Grey wagtailThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Pied wagtailThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
DipperThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
WrenThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
DunnockThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
RobinThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
RedstartThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
StonechatThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
WhinchatThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
WheatearThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
BlackbirdThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Fieldfare  This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Song thrushThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Redwing  This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Mistle thrushThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Grasshopper warblerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Sedge warblerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Black capThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Garden warblerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
WhitethroatThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Wood warblerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
ChiffchaffThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Willow WarblerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
GoldcrestThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Spotted FlycatcherThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Pied FlycatcherThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
Long tailed titThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Blue TitThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Great titThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Coal titThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
NuthatchThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
TreecreeperThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
JayThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
MagpieThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
JackdawThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
RookThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Carrion CrowThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Hooded crowThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
RavenThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
StarlingThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
House sparrowThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Tree sparrowThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in Summer  
ChaffinchThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Brambling  This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
GreenfinchThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
GoldfinchThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
SiskinThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
LinnetThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Lesser redpoll  This bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Scottish CrossbillThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
BullfinchThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
YellowhammerThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter
Reed buntingThis bird can been seen in SpringThis bird can been seen in SummerThis bird can been seen in AutumnThis bird can been seen in Winter

MAMMALS - fox, badger, roe deer, weasel, stoat, mink, red squirrel.

AMPHIBIANS - common toad, common frog, smooth newt.

REPTILES - common lizard, slow worm, adder


WATCHING WILDLIFE IN THE DUNSCORE AREA …

Most wildlife can be seen from the many quiet roads, footpaths and tracks in the area.   For further advice, please contact

David Clyne
Access Office

Tel 01387 260342
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Please follow the Access Code when walking in the area.