Barnyards Marsh Nature Reserve in Fife

Barnyards Marsh is a nature reserve in Fife that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Barnyards Marsh

There have been 90 species of birds recorded in the Barnyards Marsh area.

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Barnyards Marsh

There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the Barnyards Marsh area.

Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)