Shewalton Sandpits Nature Reserve in North Ayrshire
Shewalton Sandpits is a nature reserve in North Ayrshire that is managed by Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in Shewalton Sandpits
There have been 97 species of birds recorded in the Shewalton Sandpits area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Mammals found in Shewalton Sandpits
There have been 9 species of mammals recorded in the Shewalton Sandpits area.
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
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