Wildlife in West Midlands
Mammals in West Midlands
There are 46 species of mammals recorded as found in West Midlands.
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Badger (Meles meles) |
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) |
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri) |
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) |
Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) |
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) |
Raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Mole (Talpa europaea) |
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
American Mink (Neovison vison) |
Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) |
Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
Otter (Lutra lutra) |
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) |
Birds in West Midlands
There are 86 species of birds recorded as found in West Midlands.
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Raven (Corvus corax) |
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Fish in West Midlands
There are 28 species of fish recorded as found in West Midlands.
Bream (Abramis brama) |
Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) |
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) |
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) |
Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) |
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
Pike (Esox lucius) |
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) |
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
Tench (Tinca tinca) |
Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
Bream Flat (Blicca bjoerkna) |
Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
Pope (Gymnocephalus cernuus) |
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula) |
Ide (Leuciscus idus) |
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) |
Spined Loach (Cobitis taenia) |
Reptiles in West Midlands
There are 5 species of reptiles recorded as found in West Midlands.
Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) |
Adder (Vipera berus) |
Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) |
Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
Amphibians in West Midlands
There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found in West Midlands.
Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) |