Wildlife in Powys

Mammals in Powys

There are 50 species of mammals recorded as found in Powys.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Musk Rat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Polecat-Ferret (Mustela furo x putorius)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Pony (Equus ferus)

Birds in Powys

There are 270 species of birds recorded as found in Powys.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Reptiles in Powys

There are 5 species of reptiles recorded as found in Powys.

Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)
Adder (Vipera berus)
Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)
Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)

Amphibians in Powys

There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found in Powys.

Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans)