▁such ▁as ▁red sh ank , ▁o yst erc atch er , ▁common ▁sand pi per ▁and ▁cur le w . ▁The ▁cl iffs ▁also ▁provide ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁bu zz ard , ▁k est rel ▁and ▁per egr ine ▁fal con . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁g or se ▁shr ub ▁provides ▁a ▁nest ing ▁place ▁for ▁such ▁small ▁per ch ing ▁birds ▁as ▁wh it eth ro at , ▁stone chat ▁and ▁yellow ham mer . ▁St ▁C yrus ▁was ▁formerly ▁ren owned ▁for ▁its ▁bre eding ▁col ony ▁of ▁little ▁and ▁ar ctic ▁t ern s : ▁these ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁largely ▁absent ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁▁ ▁M amm als ▁living ▁at ▁St ▁C yrus ▁include ▁ro e ▁de er ▁fo xes , ▁sto ats ▁and ▁rabb its . ▁Common ▁and ▁grey ▁se als ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁sand ▁banks ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁E sk , ▁and ▁dol ph ins , ▁por po ises , ▁min ke ▁wh ales ▁and ▁k iller ▁wh ales ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁off sh ore . ▁The ▁main ▁species ▁of ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁am ph ib ians ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁reserve ▁are ▁common ▁l iz ards , ▁ ▁common ▁fro gs ▁and ▁common ▁to ads . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁arch ae ological ▁remains ▁on ▁the ▁N NR ▁itself , ▁however ▁the ▁reserve ▁almost ▁completely ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁old ▁gra vey ard ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Nether ▁Kir ky ard , ▁which ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁former