| Bird |
Symbol |
Notes |
| Arctic Tern |
oc. |
Flies overhead on migration. |
| Barn Owl |
r. |
Breeds nearby |
| Barnacle Goose |
w. |
May fly overhead occasionally as Scottish Winter visitors. |
| Black-headed Gull |
r. |
Passes by. Common in area. |
| Blackbird |
r. |
Breeds |
| Blackcap |
a.; oc; w. |
Breeds, occasionally overwinters. |
| Blue Tit |
r. |
Breeds |
| Brambling |
w. |
Regular Visitor in Beechmart years |
| Bullfinch |
r. |
Notes |
| Buzzard |
oc. |
Breeds in area |
| Canada Goose [Atlantic] |
r.; s.; a.; w. |
Flies overhead |
| Carrion Crow |
r. |
6 pairs breed |
| Chaffinch |
r. |
Breeds |
| Chiffchaff |
sp.; s. |
Breeds |
| Coal Tit |
r. |
Breeds |
| Collard Dove |
r. |
Breeds |
| Common Gull |
r. |
Passes by along the River Clyde in particular. |
| Common Sandpiper |
sp.; s.; a. |
On river banks occasionally. Breeds on River Clyde nearby. |
| Common Tern |
sp.; s. |
Flies overhead. |
| Coot |
oc. |
on Loch visiting in winter |
| Cormorant |
oc. |
Resident all year round at Strathclyde Park - not breeding there yet, but just a matter of time. |
| Cuckoo |
sp.; s. |
Breeds |
| Curlew |
a.; w.; sp; s. |
Breeds in area. Flies overhead. |
| Dunnock |
r. |
Breeds |
| European White-fronted Goose |
w. |
May fly overhead occasionally |
| Fieldfare |
a.; w. |
Notes |
| Garden Warbler |
sp.; s. |
May Breed |
| Glaucous Gull |
w.; ac. |
Occasionally at Patersons tip and Strathclyde Park. |
| Goldcrest |
r. |
Breeds |
| Golden Plover |
a.; w.; sp. |
Flies overhead |
| Goldeneye |
w. |
Visible at Hogganfield Loch |
| Goldfinch |
r. |
Breeds |
| Goshawk |
oc. |
Resident one year. |
| Grasshopper Warbler |
oc.; s |
Heard at Patersons Tip site |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
a. |
Flies overhead. Occasionally visits dumps |
| Great Crested Grebe |
oc. |
|
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
r. |
Breeds |
| Great Tit |
r. |
Breeds |
| Greenfinch |
r. |
Notes |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose |
a.; w. |
May fly overhead occasionally |
| Greenshank |
sp.; s.; a.; oc. |
May pass by. |
| Grey Heron |
r. |
30+ pairs breed at Strathclyde Park Nature Reserve. |
| Grey Wagtail |
sp.; s.; a. |
Breeds |
| Greylag Goose |
s.; a.; w. |
50+ resident on or near Hogganfield Loch. Flies overhead. |
| Herring Gull |
r. |
Visits rubbish tips for food. |
| Hooded Crow |
ac. |
|
| House Martin |
sp.; s |
Visits - nests in zoo |
| House Sparrow |
r. |
Breeds |
| Iceland Gull |
ac. |
Occasionally at Patersons tip and Strathclyde Park |
| Jackdaw |
a.; w. |
20+ pairs breed near Barbary Sheep |
| Kestrel |
r. |
Breeds on site |
| Kingfisher |
oc. |
Visits loch at North Calder River |
| Lapwing |
oc. |
Visits, breeds in area. |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
r. |
Visits |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose |
w. |
May fly overhead occasionally |
| Linnet |
r |
Breeds |
| Little Grebe |
r. |
1 or 2 pairs breed every year. |
| Long-eared Owl |
oc |
Many visit |
| Long-tailed Tit |
r. |
Breeds |
| Magpie |
r. |
About 8 pairs breed. 300+ in communal winter roost. |
| Mallard |
r. |
Breeds on site |
| Marsh Tit |
oc. |
Vague possibility |
| Meadow Pipit |
r. |
Breeds |
| Mistle Thrush |
oc. |
Breeds |
| Moorhen |
r. |
Breeds on Loch and in Wildlife Garden |
| Mute Swan |
r. |
Breed at Strathclyde Park Nature Reserve. |
| Osprey |
ac. |
Seen on River Clyde nearby |
| Oystercatcher |
sp.; s. |
Flies overhead. |
| Partridge |
r. |
Breeds near the rhino enclosure. |
| Peregrine |
oc. |
Visits in winter hunting pigeons. |
| Pheasant |
oc. |
Very occasional |
| Pied Wagtail |
sp.; s; a.; w. |
Breeds |
| Pink-footed Goose |
a.; w.; sp. |
Flies overhead |
| Pintail |
a.; w; sp. |
Flies overhead occasionally |
| Pochard |
a.; w.; sp. |
Flies overhead. Visible at Hogganfield Loch. |
| Raven |
oc. |
A faint possibility flying overhead. |
| Red-legged Partridge |
ac. |
|
| Redpoll |
oc. |
In winter in alders in Wildlife garden |
| Redshank |
r. |
Breeds in area. Flies overhead. |
| Redstart |
ac. |
Possible rare visitor |
| Redwing |
a.; w. |
Notes |
| Reed Bunting |
r. |
Visits |
| Reed Warbler |
s. |
Vague possibility |
| Ringed Plover |
a.; w. |
Flies overhead |
| Robin |
r. |
Breeds |
| Rook |
oc. |
70-80 nests per year |
| Ruddy Duck |
oc. |
Breeds in area. Drumpelier Loch and Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve. |
| Sand Martin |
sp.; s |
Breeds at Patersons Tip |
| Scaup |
oc. |
Very occasionally visits area. |
| Sedge Warbler |
s. |
Vague possibility |
| Shelduck |
|
|
| Shoveler |
r. |
|
| Siskin |
w. |
Regular visitor |
| Skylark |
r. |
Breeds |
| Sniper |
oc. |
Breeds in area. Visits. |
| Snow Bunting |
oc. |
Possibility |
| Song Thrush |
r. |
Breeds |
| Sparrow Hawk |
r. |
Breeds in woods of the zoopark |
| Spotted Flycatcher |
oc. |
Has Bred |
| Starling |
r. |
Breeds |
| Stock Dove |
r. |
Breeds. Listen for distinctive coo |
| Stonechat |
ac. |
Possible unusual visitor |
| Swallow |
sp.; s |
Breeds in Zoo Houses |
| Swift |
sp.; s. |
Breeds in Uddingston |
| Tawny Owl |
r. |
Breeds |
| Teal |
r. |
Flies overhead |
| Tree Sparrow |
r. |
Probably breeds |
| Treecreeper |
r. |
Breeds in bat boxes. |
| Tufted Duck |
r. |
May breed |
| Twile |
oc. |
In winter. |
| Water Rail |
ac. |
Vague possibility |
| Wheatears |
a. |
Possible on migration |
| White Wagtail |
sp.; s.; a. |
Visits |
| Whitethroat |
sp.; s |
Breeds |
| Whooper Swan |
a.; w.; sp. |
Flies overhead occasionally. A few winter at Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow. |
| Wigeon |
a.; w.; sp. |
Flies overhead |
| Willow Tit |
oc. |
Vague Possibility |
| Willow Warbler |
sp.; s |
Breeds |
| Wood Warbler |
sp. |
May breed |
| Woodcock |
r. |
Breeds in woods at Strathclyde Park. May breed occasionally here. Visits in hard winter weather. |
| Woodpigeon |
r. |
Breeds |
| Wren |
r. |
Breeds |
| Yellow Wagtail |
sp.; a. |
Seen regularly on migration |
| Yellowhammer |
r. |
Breeds |
