Species Listings

PENSTHORPE – MAMMALS

American Mink

(Mustela vison)

common introduced species

Badger

(Meles meles)

common resident

Bank Vole

(Clethrionomys glareolus)

common resident

Brown Hare

(Lepus capensis)

common resident

Brown Rat

(Rattus norvegicus)

common introduced species

Common Shrew

(Sorex araneus)

common resident

Daubenton’s Bat

(Myotis daubentoni)

common resident

Fox

(Vulpes vulpes)

common resident

Grey Squirrel

(Sciurus carolinensis)

common introduced species

Harvest mouse

(Micromys minutus)

rare resident

Hedgehog

(Erinaceus europaeus)

common resident

House Mouse

(Mus musculus)

common introduced species

Long-eared Bat

(Plecotus auritus)

common resident

Mole

(Talpa europaea)

common resident

Muntjac

(Muntiacus reevsi)

common introduced species

Natterer’s Bat

(Myotis nattereri)

common resident

Noctule

(Nyctalis noctua)

common resident

Otter

(Lutra lutra)

frequent visitor to Pensthorpe

Pipistrelle

(Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

common resident

Pygmy Shrew

(Sorex minutus)

common, but rarely seen resident

Rabbit

(Oryctolagus cuniculus)

common introduced species

Red Squirrel

(Sciurus vulgaris)

captive bred*

Roe

(Capreolus capreolus)

common resident

Short-tailed Vole

(Microtus agrestis)

common resident

Stoat

(Mustela erminea)

common resident

Water Shrew

(Neomys fodiens)

common resident

Water Vole

(Arvicols terrestris)

relatively common at Pensthorpe

Weasel

(Mustela nivalis)

common resident

Wood Mouse

(Apodemus sylvaticus)

common resident

Total 29 species

PENSTHORPE – BIRDS

Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose

(Cyanochen cyanopterus)

captive bred*

African Black Duck

(Anas sparsa)

captive bred*

African Comb Duck

(Sakidiornis melanotus)

captive bred*

African White-backed Duck

(Thalassornis leuconotus)

captive bred*

American Black-winged Stilt

(Himantopus mexicanus)

captive bred*

Argentine Red Shoveler

(Anas platalea)

captive bred*

Australian Shelduck

(Tadorna tadornoides)

captive bred*

Avocet

(Recurvirostra avosetta)

rare breeding species and captive bred*

Baikal Teal

(Anas formosa)

captive bred*

Bar-tailed Godwit

(Limosa laponica)

regular autumn visitor

Barn Owl

(Tyto alba)

common breeding species

Barnacle Goose

(Branta leucopsis)

captive bred*

Barrow's Goldeneye

(Bucephela islandica)

captive bred*

Bean Goose

(Anser fabilis)

irregular winter visitor

Bearded Tit

(Panurus biarmicus)

regular visitor and captive bred*

Bewick's Swan

(Cygnus columbianus)

regular winter visitor and captive bred*

Bittern

(Botaurus stellaris)

rare, but regular visitor

Black Stork

(Cigonia nigra)

rare vagrant (one record)

Black Tern

(Chlidonias niger)

infrequent spring visitor

Black-headed Gull

(Larus ridibundus)

very common and regular visitor

Black-necked Grebe

(Podiceps nigricollis)

rare visitor

Black-necked Swan

(Cygnus melanocoryphus)

captive bred*

Black-tailed Godwit

(Limosa limosa)

regular autumn visitor

Blackbird

(Turdus merula)

common breeding species

Blackcap

(Sylvia atricapilla)

common breeding summer visitor

Blue Tit

(Parus caeruleus)

common breeding species

Brambling

(Fringilla montifringilla)

irregular winter visitor

Brent Goose

(Branta bernicula)

irregular winter visitor

Bufflehead

(Bucephala albeola)

captive bred*

Bullfinch

(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

scarce breeding species

Canada Goose

(Branta canadensis)

common breeding species

Carrion Crow

(Corvus corone)

common breeding species

Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

common breeding species

Chiffchaff

(Phylloscopus collybita)

common breeding summer visitor

Chiloe Wigeon

(Anas sibilitrix)

captive bred*

Coal Tit

(Parus ater)

regular breeding species

Collared Dove

(Streptopelia decaocto)

common breeding species

Common Buzzard

(Buteo buteo)

infrequent, but increasing visitor

Common Crossbill

(Loxia curvirostra)

regular breeding species

Common Eider

(Somertaria mollissima)

captive bred*

Common Gull

(Larus canus)

common visitor

Common Redpoll

(Carduelis flammea)

irregular visitor

Common Sandpiper

(Actitis hypoleucos)

common spring and autumn visitor

Common Shoveler

(Anas clypeata)

common visitor and captive bred*

Common Tern

(Sterna hirundo)

regular visitor

Coot

(Fulica atra)

common breeding and wintering species

Cormorant

(Phalacrocorax carbo)

common visitor

Corn Bunting

(Miliaria calandra)

irregular visitor

Corncrake

(Crex crex)

captive bred*

Cuckoo

(Cuculus canorus)

common summer visitor and breeding species

Curlew

(Numenius arquata)

scarce spring visitor

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

(infrequent autumn visitor)

Demoiselle Crane

(Anthropoides virgo)

captive bred*

Dunlin

(Calidris alpina)

frequent spring and autumn visitor

Dunnock

(Prunella modularis)

common breeding species

Dusky Canada Goose

(Branta canadensis occidentalis)

captive bred*

Dusky Warbler

(Phylloscopus fuscatus)

scarce vagrant (2 records)

East Indian Grey Teal

(Anas gibberifrons)

captive bred*

Egyptian Goose

(Alopchen aegyptiacus)

common breeding species

Eurasian Crane

(Grus grus)

captive bred*

Falcated Teal

(Anas falcata)

captive bred*

Ferruginous Duck

(Aythya niroca)

captive bred*

Fieldfare

(Turdus pilaris)

common winter visitor

Freckled Duck

(Stictonetta noevosa)

captive bred*

Fulvous Tree Duck

(Dendrocygna bicolor)

captive bred*

Gadwall

(Anas strepera)

scarce breeding species and common winter visitor

Garden Warbler

(Sylvia borin)

common breeding summer visitor

Garganey

(Anas querquedula)

infrequent visitor and captive bred*

Goldcrest

(Regulus regulus)

common breeding species and winter visitor

Golden Oriole

(Oriolus oriolus)

rare summer visitor (one record)

Golden Plover

(Pluvialis apricaria)

scarce autumn visitor

Goldeneye

(Bucephala clangula)

common winter visitor and captive bred*

Goldfinch

(Carduels carduelis)

common breeding species

Goshawk

(Accipiter gentiles)

rare visitor

Grasshopper Warbler

(Locustella naevia)

regular breeding summer visitor

Great Crested Grebe

(Podiceps cristatus)

common breeding species

Great Northern Diver

(Gavia immer)

rare winter vagrant (one record 2001)

Great Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopus major)

common breeding species

Great Tit

(Parus major)

common breeding species

Greater Black-backed Gull

(Larus marinus)

common visitor

Green Sandpiper

(Tringa ochropus)

increasing spring and autumn visitor

Green Woodpecker

(Picus viridis)

common breeding species

Greenfinch

(Carduelis chloris)

common breeding species

Greenshank

(Tringa nebularia)

increasing spring and autumn visitor

Grey Heron

(Ardea cinerea)

common visitor

Grey Partridge

(Perdix perdix)

rapidly declining breeding species

Grey Wagtail

(Moticilla cinerea)

regular breeding species

Greylag Goose

(Anser anser)

common breeding species

Harlequin Duck

(Histrionicus histrionicus)

captive bred*

Hawaiian Goose

(Branta sandvicensis)

captive bred*

Hen Harrier

(Circus cyaneus)

rare spring visitor

Herring Gull

(Larus argentatus)

common visitor

Hobby

(Falco subbuteo)

scarce breeding species

Honey Buzzard

(Pernis apivorus)

regular summer visitor

Hooded Merganser

(Mergus cucullatus)

captive bred*

Hoopoe

(Upopa epops)

rare vagrant

Hottentot Teal

(Anas hottentota)

captive bred*

House Martin

(Delichon urbica)

Common breeding summer visitor

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

common breeding species

Jack Snipe

(Lymnocryptes minimus)

irregular autumn visitor

Jackdaw

(Corvus monedula)

common breeding species

Javan Tree Duck

(Dendrocygna javanica)

captive bred*

Jay

(Garrulus glandarius)

common breeding species

Kestrel

(Falco tinnunculus)

common breeding species

King Eider

(Somertaria spectabilis)

captive bred*

Kingfisher

(Alcedo atthis)

common breeding species

Lapwing

(Vanellus vanellus)

common breeding species and winter visitor

Laysan Teal

(Anas laysanensis)

captive bred*

Lesser Black-backed Gull

(Larus fuscus)

common visitor

Lesser Redpoll

(Carduelis cabaret)

regular breeding species

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos minor)

scarce breeding species

Lesser White-fronted Goose

(Anser erythrops)

captive bred*

Lesser Whitethroat

(Sylvia curruca)

rare breeding summer visitor

Linnet

(Carduelis cannabina)

regular breeding species

Little Egret

(Egretta garzetta)

irregular visitor and captive bred*

Little Grebe

(Tacybaptus ruficollis)

common breeding species

Little Gull

(Larus minutus)

rare spring visitor

Little Owl

(Athene noctua)

frequent visitor

Little Ringed Plover

(Charadrius dubius)

rare, but regular breeding species

Little Stint

(Calidris pusilla)

irregular autumn visitor

Long-eared Owl

(Asio otus)

irregular winter visitor

Long-tailed Duck

(Clangula hyemalis)

captive bred*

Long-tailed Tit

(Aegithalos caudatus)

common breeding species

Magpie

(Pica pica)

regular breeding species

Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchus)

common breeding and wintering species

Mandarin Duck

(Aix galericulata)

scarce breeding species

Marbled Teal

(Anas angustirostris)

captive bred*

Marsh Harrier

(Circus aeruginosus)

common summer visitor

Marsh Tit

(Parus palustris)

common breeding species

Marsh Warbler

(Acrocephalus palustris)

rare spring visitor (2 records)

Meadow Pipit

(Anthus pratensis)

common winter visitor

Mediterranean Gull

(Larus melanocephalus)

rare spring visitor

Merlin

(Falco columbarius)

infrequent winter visitor

Mistle Thrush

(Turdus viscivorus)

common winter visitor, scarce breeding species

Moorhen

(Gallinula chloropus)

common breeding species

Mute Swan

(Cygnus olor)

common visitor

Night Heron

(Nyacticorax nyacticorax)

rare vagrant (3 records)

Nightingale

(Luscinia megarhynchos)

irregular breeding summer visitor

Nightjar

(Caprimulgus caprimulgus)

rare breeding summer visitor

Nuthatch

(Sitta europaea)

regular breeding species

Osprey

(Pandion haliaetus)

increasingly regular spring and autumn visitor

Oystercatcher

(Haematopus ostralgus)

common breeding species

Peafowl

(Pavo cristatus)

captive bred*

Peregrine

(Falco peregrinus)

infrequent winter visitor

Pheasant

(Phasianus colchicus)

common breeding species

Pied Wagtail

(Moticilla alba yarrelli)

common breeding species

Pink-eared Duck

(Rhodonessa caryphyllacea)

captive bred*

Pink-footed Goose

(Anser brachyrhyncus)

irregular winter visitor

Pintail

(Anas acuta)

common winter visitor and captive bred*

Pochard

(Aythya farina)

common breeding species and winter visitor

Puna Teal

(Anas versicolor puna)

captive bred*

Quail

(Coturnix coturnix)

irregular autumn visitor

Red Kite

(Milvus milvus)

irregular visitor

Red-breasted Goose

(Branta ruficollis)

captive bred*

Red-breasted Merganser

(Mergus serrator)

captive bred*

Red-crested Pochard

(Netta rufina)

captive bred*

Red-legged Partridge

(Alectoris rufa)

common breeding species

Red-throated Diver

(Gavia stellata)

irregular winter visitor

Redshank

(Tringa tetanus)

scarce spring and summer visitor and captive bred*

Redstart

(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

irregular autumn visitor

Redwing

(Turdus iliacus)

common winter visitor

Reed Bunting

(Emberiza schoeniclus)

common breeding species

Reed Warbler

(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

common breeding summer visitor

Ring-billed Gull

(Larus delawarensis)

single bird (5th Norfolk record) 2001

Ringed Plover

(Charadrius hiaticula)

common spring and autumn visitor

Ringed Teal

(Calonetta leucophrys)

captive bred*

Robin

(Erithacus rubecula)

common breeding species

Rook

(Corvus frugilegus)

regular visitor

Ross's Goose

(Anser rossii)

captive bred*

Rosybill

(Netta peposaca)

captive bred*

Ruddy Duck

(Oxyura jamaicensis)

scarce visitor

Ruddy Shelduck

(Tadorna ferruginea)

captive bred*

Ruddy-headed Goose

(Chloephaga rubidiceps)

captive bred*

Ruff

(Philomachus pugnax)

scarce summer visitor and captive bred*

Sand Martin

(Riparia riparia)

common breeding summer visitor

Scarlet Ibis

(Endocimus ruber)

captive bred*

Sedge Warbler

(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

common breeding summer visitor

Serin

(Serinus serinus)

infrequent spring visitor

Shelduck

(Tadorna tadorna)

common breeding species and captive bred*

Short-eared Owl

(Asio flammeus)

irregular winter visitor

Siskin

(Carduelis spinus)

common winter visitor

Skylark

(Alauda arvensis)

common breeding species

Smew

(Mergus albellus)

captive bred*

Snipe

(Gallinago gallinago)

common breeding species

Song Thrush

(Turdus philomelos)

common winter visitor, scarce breeding species

Sparrowhawk

(Accipiter nisus)

common breeding species

Spectacled Eider

(Somertaria fischeri)

captive bred*

Spotted Flycatcher

(Muscicapa striata)

common breeding species

Spotted Redshank

(Tringa erythrops)

irregular autumn visitor

Squacco Heron

(Ardeola ralloides)

rare vagrant (2 records)

Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

common breeding species and winter visitor

Stock Dove

(Columba oenas)

common breeding species

Stonechat

(Saxicola torquata)

irregular spring visitor

Swallow

(Hirundo rustica)

common breeding summer visitor

Swan Goose

(Anser cygnoides)

captive bred*

Swift

(Apus apus)

common summer visitor

Tawny Owl

(Strix aluco)

common breeding species

Teal

(Anas crecca)

scarce breeding species and common winter visitor

Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)

scarce breeding species

Treecreeper

(Certhia familiaris)

regular breeding species

Tufted Duck

(Aythya fuligula)

common breeding and wintering species

Turnstone

(Arenaria interpres)

irregular autumn visitor

Turtle Dove

(Streptoplia turtur)

common summer visitor and breeding species

Water Rail

(Rallus aquaticus)

common, but secretive breeding species

Waxwing

(Bombycilla garrulus)

irregular winter visitor

Wheatear

(Oenanthe oenanthe)

irregular spring visitor

White-faced Tree Duck

(Dendrocygna viduata)

captive bred*

White-fronted Goose

(Anser albifrons)

irregular winter visitor

White-headed Duck

(Oxyura leucocephala)

captive bred*

White-winged Black Tern

(Chlidonias leucopterus)

rare spring visitor

Whitethroat

(Sylvia communis)

common breeding summer visitor

Wigeon

(Anas penelope)

Common winter visitor and captive bred*

Willow Tit

(Parus montanus)

regular breeding species

Willow Warbler

(Phylloscopus trochilis)

common breeding summer visitor

Wood Sandpiper

(Tringa glareola)

scarce autumn visitor

Woodcock

(Scalopax rusticola)

common breeding species

Woodpigeon

(Columba palumbus)

common breeding species

Wren

(Troglodytes troglodytes)

common breeding species

Yellow Wagtail

(Moticilla flava flavissima)

regular spring and autumn visitor

Yellowhammer

(Emberiza citrinella)

irregular visitor

Total 220 species

PENSTHORPE – REPTILES

Adder

(Vipera berus)

scarce breeding species

Common Lizard

(Lacerta vivipara)

scarce breeding species

Grass Snake

(Natrix natrix helvetica)

common breeding species

Slow Worm

(Anguis fragilis)

common breeding species

Total 4 species

PENSTHORPE – AMPHIBIANS

Common Frog

(Rana temporaria)

common breeding species

Common Newt

(Triturus vulgaris)

common breeding species

Common Toad

(Bufo bufo)

common breeding species

Palmate Newt

(Triturus helveticus)

common breeding species

Total 4 species

PENSTHORPE – FISH

Brook Lamprey

(Lampetra planeri)

common breeding species

Brown Trout

(Salma trutta)

scarce breeding species

Bullhead

(Cottus gobio)

scarce breeding species

Chub

(Leuciscus cephalus)

common breeding species

Common Bream

(Abramis brama)

scarce breeding species

Dace

(Leuciscus leuciscus)

common breeding species

Eel

(Anguilla anguilla)

common species

Golden Rudd

(Scardinus erythrophthalamus)

captive bred*

Gudgeon

(Gobio gobio)

common breeding species

Minnow

(Phoxinus phoxinus)

common breeding species

Perch

(Perca fluviatilis)

common breeding species

Pike

(Esox lucius)

common breeding species

Roach

(Rutilis rutilis)

common breeding species

Stone Loach

(Neomacheilus barbatulus)

scarce breeding species

Ten-spined Stickleback

(Pungitius pungitius)

scarce breeding species

Tench

(Tinca tinca)

common breeding species

Three-spined Stickleback

(Gasterosteus aculeatus )

common breeding species

Total 17 species

PENSTHORPE – DAMSELFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES

Azure Damselfly

(Coenagrion puella)

Flies mid May to end of August

Banded Demoiselle

(Calopteryx splendens)

Flies early June to late August

Black-tailed Skimmer

(Orthetrum cancellatum)

Flies end of May to mid August

Blue-tailed Damselfly

(Ischnura elegans)

Flies mid May to end September

Broad-bodied Chaser

(Libellula depressa)

Flies mid May to early August

Brown Hawker

(Aeshna grandis)

Flies early July to late September

Common Blue Damselfly

(Enellagma cyanathigerum)

Flies mid May to end Sept.

Common Darter

(Sympetrum striolatum)

Flies late June to mid November

Emerald Damselfly

(Lestes sponsa)

Flies late June to ends of August

Emperor Dragonfly

(Anax imperator)

Flies early June to end August

Four-spotted Chaser

(Libellula quadrimaculator)

Flies late May to late August

Hairy Dragonfly

(Brachytron protense)

Flies mid May to end of June

Large Red Damselfly

(Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Flies early May to late August

Migrant Hawker

(Aeshna mixta)

Flies early August to mid November

Red-eyed damselfly

(Erythromma najas)

Flies mid May to end of August

Red-veined Darter

(Sympetrum fonscolumbii)

Flies June to ?

Ruddy Darter

(Sympetrum sanguineum)

Flies late June to mid September

Southern Hawker

(Aeshna cyanea)

Flies late June to early October

Total 18 species