Winter - Key Species

The list below shows you what species are around, or at their best during Winter (Dec - Feb) in the Scottish Borders

Birds

• Barn Owl
• Crossbill
• Kingfisher
• Peregrine Falcon
• Pink-footed Goose
• Teal
• Tree Sparrow
• Whooper Swan

Go to the excellent resource at www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/index.aspx for more information on the above species.

Fish

• Atlantic Salmon

Mammals

• Badger
• Otter
• Common Porpoise & Common Dolphin
• Mountain Hare
• Red Squirrel
• Roe Deer
• Red Fox
• Seals (mostly Grey Seal)
• Stoat

Plants

• Juniper, Snowdrops, Yew

For far more detailed records and information of the fantastic natural range we have here is available to view at  https://data.nbn.org.uk/ and more detailed information on the species we have here can be found elsewhere on the internet or through written media.