All species

294 species

• Alder Alnus glutinosa Deciduous tree · catkins Feb–Apr, cones all year Plants
• American Mink Neogale vison Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa On the wing May–Oct Insects
• Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus Here all year · spawns Oct–Dec Fish
• Ash Fraxinus excelsior Deciduous tree · last into leaf, first out Plants
• Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar Runs the Nith spring–autumn · spawns Nov–Jan Fish
• Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Badger Meles meles Here all year · less active in midwinter Mammal
• Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Barn Owl Tyto alba Resident · here all year Bird
• Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus In flower May–Sep Plants
• Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre In flower Jun–Jul Plants
• Black Darter Sympetrum danae On the wing Jul–Oct Insects
• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Resident · here all year Bird
• Blackbird Turdus merula Resident · here all year Bird
• Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Summer migrant · Apr–Sep · some overwinter Bird
• Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Deciduous shrub · in flower Mar–Apr, sloes Sep–Nov Plants
• Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Resident · here all year Bird
• Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans On the wing May–Sep Insects
• Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Fronds May–Oct · dead litter all winter Plants
• Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. In flower Jun–Aug · fruit Aug–Oct Plants
• Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Semi-evergreen fern Plants
• Brook Lamprey Lampetra planeri Here all year · spawns Apr–May Fish
• Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Brown Trout Salmo trutta Here all year · spawns Oct–Jan Fish
• Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Active Feb–Nov · queens may fly all winter Insects
• Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Resident · here all year Bird
• Bullhead Cottus gobio Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Butterbur Petasites hybridus In flower Mar–May · huge leaves after Plants
• Caddisfly larva Limnephilus lunatus Larvae all year · adults Jun–Oct Insects
• Canada Goose Branta canadensis Resident · here all year Bird
• Carrion Crow Corvus corone Resident · here all year Bird
• Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Resident · here all year Bird
• Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Summer migrant · Mar–Sep Bird
• Chub Squalius cephalus Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae On the wing May–Aug · flies by day and night Insects
• Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar Tyria jacobaeae caterpillar Caterpillars on ragwort Jul–Sep Insects
• Cladonia Cup Lichen Cladonia fimbriata Present all year Plants
• Coal Tit Periparus ater Resident · here all year Bird
• Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha On the wing May–Jun Insects
• Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Resident · here all year Bird
• Comma Polygonia c-album On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult Insects
• Common Blue Polyommatus icarus On the wing May–Sep · two broods Insects
• Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum On the wing May–Sep Insects
• Common Bream Abramis brama Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Common Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Here all year · spawns May–Jul Fish
• Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale In flower May–Aug Plants
• Common Dab Limanda limanda Here all year · spawns in spring Fish
• Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum On the wing Jun–Nov Insects
• Common Froghopper Philaenus spumarius Active Jun–Sep · cuckoo spit May–Jun Insects
• Common Goby Pomatoschistus microps Here all year · spawns Apr–Aug Fish
• Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Active Jun–Oct Insects
• Common Haircap Moss Polytrichum commune Present all year · capsules Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Hawker Aeshna juncea On the wing Jul–Oct Insects
• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Nettle Urtica dioica In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Present all year Plants
• Common Polypody Polypodium vulgare Evergreen fern Plants
• Common Pond Skater Gerris lacustris Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris In flower Jun–Oct Plants
• Common Raven Corvus corax Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Active Jun–Aug Insects
• Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Summer visitor Bird
• Common Shrew Sorex araneus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Common Stonefly Perla bipunctata On the wing Apr–Jul Insects
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Active Apr–Oct · nest dies each autumn Insects
• Common Whitethroat Curruca communis Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Resident · here all year Bird
• Coot Fulica atra Resident · here all year Bird
• Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Resident Bird
• Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris In flower Apr–Jun Plants
• Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis In flower Apr–Jun Plants
• Curlew Numenius arquata Resident · here all year Bird
• Dace Leuciscus leuciscus Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja On the wing Jun–Aug · one brood Insects
• Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Devil's Coach Horse Ocypus olens Active Apr–Oct Insects
• Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis In flower Jul–Oct Plants
• Dipper Cinclus cinclus Resident · here all year Bird
• Dog Rose Rosa canina In flower Jun–Jul · hips Sep–Nov Plants
• Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis In flower Feb–Apr Plants
• Drone Fly Eristalis tenax Active Feb–Nov · adults overwinter Insects
• Dunlin Calidris alpina Winter visitor · Aug–Apr Bird
• Dunnock Prunella modularis Resident · here all year Bird
• Eel Anguilla anguilla Here all year · spawns in the Sargasso Sea Fish
• Elder Sambucus nigra Deciduous shrub · in flower Jun, berries Aug–Sep Plants
• Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor On the wing May–Jul Insects
• Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator On the wing Jun–Aug Insects
• Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia On the wing Apr–May Insects
• Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus In flower Apr–Aug Plants
• Field Vole Microtus agrestis Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Flounder Platichthys flesus Here all year · runs well up the Nith Fish
• Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Foxglove Digitalis purpurea In flower Jun–Aug · biennial Plants
• Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus pulex Here all year Insects
• Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Garden Spider Araneus diadematus Adults Jul–Oct Insects
• Garden Tiger Arctia caja On the wing Jul–Aug Insects
• Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum In flower Jun–Aug · an invasive species Plants
• Goat Willow Salix caprea Deciduous tree · catkins Mar–Apr Plants
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus Resident · here all year Bird
• Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii On the wing Jun–Aug Insects
• Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Resident · here all year Bird
• Goosander Mergus merganser Resident · more visible in winter Bird
• Gorse Ulex europaeus In flower all year · peaks Mar–May Plants
• Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Summer migrant · Apr–Aug Bird
• Grayling Thymallus thymallus Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis Active all year · flies between ponds at night Insects
• Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Resident · here all year Bird
• Great Tit Parus major Resident · here all year Bird
• Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum In flower Jul–Aug Plants
• Green Drake Mayfly Ephemera danica On the wing May–Jun Insects
• Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Resident · here all year Bird
• Green-veined White Pieris napi On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Greenfinch Chloris chloris Resident · here all year Bird
• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Resident · here all year Bird
• Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Resident · here all year Bird
• Greylag Goose Anser anser Resident · here all year Bird
• Gudgeon Gobio gobio Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Harebell Campanula rotundifolia In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Active Mar–Nov · hibernates in winter Insects
• Hart's-tongue Fern Asplenium scolopendrium Evergreen fern Plants
• Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Deciduous shrub · in flower May, haws Sep–Dec Plants
• Hazel Corylus avellana Deciduous shrub · catkins Jan–Mar Plants
• Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata In flower Jun–Jul Plants
• Herb Robert Geranium robertianum In flower Apr–Oct Plants
• Herring Gull Larus argentatus Resident Bird
• Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera In flower Jul–Oct · an invasive species Plants
• Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Holly Ilex aquifolium Evergreen tree · berries Nov–Feb Plants
• Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Honey Bee Apis mellifera Active Feb–Nov · colony survives the winter Insects
• House Martin Delichon urbicum Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• House Mouse Mus musculus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus Resident · here all year Bird
• Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum A migrant · most likely Jul–Sep Insects
• Ivy Hedera helix Evergreen · in flower Sep–Nov, berries Feb–Apr Plants
• Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis In flower May–Sep · evergreen Plants
• Jackdaw Corvus monedula Resident · here all year Bird
• Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica In flower Aug–Oct · an invasive species Plants
• Jay Garrulus glandarius Resident · here all year Bird
• Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Resident · here all year Bird
• Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina Deciduous fern · fronds May–Oct Plants
• Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Resident · winter flocks Bird
• Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula On the wing Apr–Aug Insects
• Large White Pieris brassicae On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Resident · here all year Bird
• Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Resident · easiest to see in winter flocks Bird
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta Resident · range-expanding Bird
• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Resident Bird
• Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Resident · here all year Bird
• Magpie Pica pica Resident · here all year Bird
• Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Evergreen fern Plants
• Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Deciduous fern · fronds Apr–Nov Plants
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Resident · here all year Bird
• Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris In flower Mar–Jun Plants
• Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina On the wing Jun–Sep · one brood Insects
• Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris In flower May–Aug Plants
• Meadow Grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus Active Jun–Oct Insects
• Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Resident · here all year Bird
• Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Mole Talpa europaea Here all year · almost always underground Mammal
• Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Resident · here all year Bird
• Mute Swan Cygnus olor Resident · here all year Bird
• Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Navelwort (Wall Pennywort) Umbilicus rupestris In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Nine-spined Stickleback Pungitius pungitius Here all year · spawns Apr–Jul Fish
• Noctule bat Nyctalus noctula Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Nuthatch Sitta europaea Resident · here all year Bird
• Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium In flower Apr–Jul Plants
• Otter Lutra lutra Here all year · best at dawn and dusk Mammal
• Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Resident · here all year Bird
• Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa cardui Migrant · on the wing May–Oct, peaks Aug Insects
• Peacock Aglais io On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult Insects
• Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Deciduous tree · acorns Sep–Oct Plants
• Pellucid Hoverfly Volucella pellucens Active May–Sep Insects
• Peppered Moth Biston betularia On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Perch Perca fluviatilis Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Resident · here all year Bird
• Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Summer migrant · Apr–Aug Bird
• Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Resident · here all year Bird
• Pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Here all year · spawns in late winter Fish
• Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Primrose Primula vulgaris In flower Feb–May Plants
• Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus On the wing Jul–Aug · one brood Insects
• Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Here all year · rarely breeds in the wild Fish
• Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta On the wing May–Nov · increasingly overwinters Insects
• Red Campion Silene dioica In flower May–Sep Plants
• Red Clover Trifolium pratense In flower May–Sep Plants
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Red Kite Milvus milvus Resident · here all year Bird
• Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Redshank Tringa totanus Resident · winter visitor Bird
• Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Resident · here all year Bird
• Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus On the wing Jun–Aug · one brood Insects
• River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis Runs the Nith in winter · spawns in spring Fish
• Roach Rutilus rutilus Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Robin Erithacus rubecula Resident · here all year Bird
• Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rook Corvus frugilegus Resident · here all year Bird
• Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Deciduous tree · in flower May, berries Aug–Oct Plants
• Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Rustyback Fern Asplenium ceterach Evergreen fern Plants
• Sand Eel Ammodytes tobianus Here all year · buries in sand at low tide Fish
• Sand Goby Pomatoschistus minutus Here all year · spawns Apr–Aug Fish
• Sand Martin Riparia riparia Summer migrant · Mar–Sep Bird
• Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops On the wing Jul–Sep · one brood Insects
• Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Evergreen conifer · cones ripen in the second year Plants
• Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax Summer visitor to the estuary · May–Oct Fish
• Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus Runs the Nith in late spring · spawns in summer Fish
• Sea Trout Salmo trutta Runs the Nith in summer · spawns Oct–Jan Fish
• Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• Selfheal Prunella vulgaris In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Deciduous tree · acorns Sep–Oct Plants
• Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Active Mar–Oct · hibernates in winter Insects
• Signal Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus Here all year · an invasive species Insects
• Silver Birch Betula pendula Deciduous tree · catkins Apr–May Plants
• Silver Y Autographa gamma A migrant · seen May–Oct, peaks Aug Insects
• Siskin Spinus spinus Resident · numbers swell in winter Bird
• Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae On the wing Jun–Aug · flies by day Insects
• Skylark Alauda arvensis Resident · here all year Bird
• Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas On the wing May–Sep · two or three broods Insects
• Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus On the wing May–Sep Insects
• Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult Insects
• Small White Pieris rapae On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Snipe Gallinago gallinago Resident · winter visitor Bird
• Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Resident · here all year Bird
• Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea On the wing Jun–Oct Insects
• Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Resident · here all year Bird
• Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria On the wing Apr–Sep Insects
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Summer migrant · May–Sep Bird
• Starling Sturnus vulgaris Resident · here all year Bird
• Stoat Mustela erminea Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Stock Dove Columba oenas Resident · here all year Bird
• Stone Loach Barbatula barbatula Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Resident · here all year Bird
• Swallow Hirundo rustica Summer migrant · Apr–Oct Bird
• Swift Apus apus Summer migrant · May–Aug Bird
• Tawny Owl Strix aluco Resident · heard more than seen Bird
• Tench Tinca tinca Here all year · spawns Jun–Jul Fish
• Thick-lipped Grey Mullet Chelon labrosus Summer visitor to the estuary · May–Oct Fish
• Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Here all year · spawns Apr–Jul Fish
• Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Active Mar–Aug Insects
• Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Resident · here all year Bird
• Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Resident · here all year Bird
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Resident · here all year Bird
• Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Wall Brown Butterfly Lasiommata megera On the wing Apr–Jun & Aug–Sep, two broods Insects
• Wall Rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Evergreen fern Plants
• Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides In flower May–Sep Plants
• Water Mint Mentha aquatica In flower Jul–Oct Plants
• Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Weasel Mustela nivalis Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Whirligig Beetle Gyrinus substriatus Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• White Clover Trifolium repens In flower May–Sep Plants
• White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis Active Mar–Nov Insects
• White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Whiting Merlangius merlangus Here all year · closest inshore in winter Fish
• Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum In flower Jul–Aug · seedheads all winter Plants
• Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• Wood Avens Geum urbanum In flower May–Sep Plants
• Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella In flower Apr–May Plants
• Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Resident · here all year Bird
• Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Deciduous tree · in flower Feb–Mar Plants
• Yarrow Achillea millefolium In flower Jun–Oct Plants
• Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudacorus In flower May–Jul Plants
• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Resident · here all year Bird

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