Wildlife at Kildermorie
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Show menuWildlife at Kildermorie ranges in size from the statuesque red stag with his 'monarch of the glen' attitude to the infamous Scottish midge with even more attitude. Here a few species are illustrated. All are present on the estate, though some are migratory and some more elusive than others.
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RED DEER STAG
Cervus Elaphus
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SIKA STAG
Cervus Nippon
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ROE BUCK
Capreolus capreolus
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OTTER
Lutra lutra
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PINE MARTEN
Martes martes
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WILD CAT
Felis silvestris
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GOLDEN EAGLE
Aquila chrysaetos
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OSPREY
Pandion haliaetus
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MALLARD
Anas platyrhynchos
Photo: J. Smith
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RED GROUSE
Lagopus lagopus scotica
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TUFTED DUCK
Aythya fuligula
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GOLDEN PLOVER
Pluvialis apricaria
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RED THROATED DIVER
Gavia stellata
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GREENSHANK
Tringa nebularia
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OYSTERCATCHER
Haematopus Ostralegus
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PTARMIGAN
Lagopus muta
Photo: W. Tyler
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SALMON
Salmo salar
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BROWN TROUT
Salmo trutta morpha
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SEA TROUT
Salmo trutta morpha
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FEROX TROUT
Salmo ferox
Photo: C H Duncan - Angler: W Simpson
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EEL
Anguillidae
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FROG
Anura
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TOAD
Bufonidae
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NEWT
Pleurodelinae
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HAIRY WOOD ANT
Formica lugubris
Photo: C H Duncan
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DAMSELFLY
Zygoptera
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SCOTTISH MIDGE
Ceratopogonidae
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GREY HERON
Ardea cinerea
Photo: J. Smith
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GREY WAGTAIL
Motacilla cinerea
Photo: H Stefankova
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ADDER
Vipera berus
Photo: P Buckley
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REDSTART
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Photo: H Stefankova
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Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
Photo: H Stefankova