The area within a five mile radius of Easter Leys is home to 28 species of mammals and 112 species of birds.
Easter Leys is a 24.73 hectare, privately owned woodland area in Aberdeenshire.
Easter Leys Map
There have been 28 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Easter Leys.
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
American Mink (Neovison vison) |
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
Mole (Talpa europaea) |
Pine Marten (Martes martes) |
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
Badger (Meles meles) |
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Otter (Lutra lutra) |
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) |
There have been 112 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Easter Leys.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Great Tit (Parus major) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
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) |
Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) |
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
Scottish Crossbill (Loxia scotica) |
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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