Fauna
Mammals
Rabbits and Foxes are seen on most days throughout the year. Stoats and Weasels are less frequently seen. Both Pigmy and Common Shrews are present along with Wood Mouse. Bats are occasionally seen but rarely identified to species. Most of the more interesting mammal records involve marine animals.
Observations for 2001 are given below:
Feb 14th Porpoise 1 found long dead on beach Mar 25th Common Seal 1 Apr 30th Porpoise 1 May 1st Common Seal 1 May 2nd Porpoise 2 May 3rd Porpoise 1 May 5th Porpoise 1 May 6th Common Seal 1 Bottle-nosed Dolphin 2 May 8th Common Seal 1 Porpoise 2 May 13th Porpoise 2 Grey Seal 1 June 11th Bottle-nosed Dolphin 2 July 3rd Grey Seal 1 July 4th Pilot Whale 1 Porpoise 1 July 18th Common Seal 1 July 22nd Grey Seal 1 July 23rd Bottle-nosed Dolphin 2 Aug 9th Common Seal 1 Aug 12th Hedgehog 1 - Very uncommon in the area. Most records refer to the occasional road casualty. Aug 14th Porpoise 1 Aug 18th Grey Seal 1 Aug 29th Bottle-nosed Dolphin 2 Aug 30th Bottle-nosed Dolphin 1. Sept 1st Porpoise 2 Sept 8th Common Seal 1 Oct 20th Porpoise 1 Nov 17th A Grey Seal offshore and a Common Seal on the beach. Nov 29th 1 Grey Seal.