Bute Museum

List of species recorded on Bute

Mammals

Sources:

Gibson, J.A. (1980). An Atlas of Bute and Cumbrae Vertebrates. Rothesay: Buteshire Natural History Society.

Gibson, J.A. (1996). The grey squirrel on the island of Bute. Transactions of the Buteshire Natural History Society, 24: 75.

Gibson, J.A. (2000). Bute: mammals: additional notes. Transactions of the Buteshire Natural History Society, 25: 106-110.

Gibson, J.A. (2004). Supplementary notes on Bute vertebrates - mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, freshwater fishes. Transactions of the Buteshire Natural History Society, 26: 99-107.

Hannah, A. (2004) The Fox on the Island of Bute: past history and recent occurrence. Scottish Naturalist, 116: 37-40.

Subsequent unpublished records from Billy Shields, Wildlife Ranger:
Red squirrel found freshly dead, October 2005 - specimen in Museum;
small group of Red Deer seen, November 2005).

NEWS! In a rare sighting, a humpback whale was reported swimming up Loch Long on Monday 9th October and was reported again in the area (off Blairmore Pier) on Tuesday 10^th
see http://www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/latest%20News/latest-news.asp

Terrestrial mammals

Order Insectivora: insectivores

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus

Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutes

Common Shrew Sorex araneus

Water Shrew Neonys fodiens

Mole Talpa europaea

Order Chiroptera: bats

Natterer’s Bat Myotis nattereri

Daubenton’s Bat Myotis daubentonii

Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus

Order Carnivora: carnivores

Fox Vulpes vulpes vagrant

Stoat Mustela erminea

Weasel Mustela nivalis

American Mink Mustela vison

Feral Ferret Mustela putorius furo vagrant

Otter Lutra lutra

Feral Cat Felis catus

Order Artiodactyla: even-toed ungulates

Red Deer Cervus elaphus

Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus

Feral Goat Capra hircus

Order Rodentia: rodents

Red squirrel Scuirus vulgaris vagrant

Grey squirrel Scuirus carolinensis vagrant

Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus

Field Vole Microtus agrestis

Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus

Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus

House mouse Mus musculus

Order Lagomorpha: rabbits and hares

Brown hare Lepus europaeus

Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Marine mammals recorded in waters around Bute

Order Pinnipedia: seals etc

Common Seal Phoca vitulina

Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus

Order Cetacea: whales and dolphins

Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis

Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena

White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhyncus albirostris

Long-finned Pilot whale Globicephala melas (P.melaena) vagrant

Killer Whale Orcinus orca

Minke Whale (Lesser Rorqual). Balaenoptera aculosostrata

Useful links:

Mammal Society Bat Conservation Trust

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society

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