Wildlife in Rutland

Mammals in Rutland

There are 41 species of mammals recorded as found in Rutland.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Birds in Rutland

There are 284 species of birds recorded as found in Rutland.

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)

Reptiles in Rutland

There are 4 species of reptiles recorded as found in Rutland.

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

Amphibians in Rutland

There are 4 species of amphibians recorded as found in Rutland.

Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)