Sutton Park Records
Vertebrates other than Birds (Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals)
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Content last updated: 23 Jun 2017
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| Notes on the Species | |||||
| Location(s) | Comment on the Record | ||||
| CLASS OSTEICHTHYES bony fish | |||||
| ORDER PETROMYZIFORMES | |||||
| Lampetra planeri Brook Lamprey | Extinct. | L 1954 | |||
| M.S. Holliday | 1954 | SP0996 Longmoor Stream between Rowton's Well and Longmoor Pool | One, det. by K.M. Lightfoot. | ||
| ORDER ISOSPONDYLI | |||||
| Salmo trutta trutta Brown Trout | Fairly common. | P 1995 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995 | ||||
| ORDER HAPLONI | |||||
| Esox lucius Pike | Very common. | P 1995 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995 | ||||
| ORDER OSTARIOPHYSI | |||||
| Gobio gobio Gudgeon | Uncommon. | P 1990~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1990~ | ||||
| Tinca tinca Tench | Common. | P 1995 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995 | ||||
| Phoxinus phoxinus Minnow | Extinct. | L 1965- | |||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | ||||
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd | Rare. | P 1990~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1990~ | ||||
| Leuciscus cephalus Chub | Common, but localised. | P 1995~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995~ | ||||
| Cobitis taenia Spined Loach | Doubtful. | D | |||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | ||||
| Family Cyprinidae | |||||
| Cyprinus carpio Carp | Common. | P 1998- | |||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| Abramis brama Bream | Common. | P 1998- | |||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| Rutilus rutilus Roach | Very common. | P 1998- | |||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| ORDER APODES | |||||
| Anguilla anguilla Eel | Not common. | P 1995~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995~ | ||||
| ORDER THORACOSTEI | |||||
| Family Gasterosteidae | |||||
| Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback | Common. | P 2013 | |||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| E. Pisolkar | 2013-05-25 | SP1113995893 | |||
| ORDER PERCOMORPHI | |||||
| Perca fluviatilis Perch | Fairly common. | P 1995~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995~ | ||||
| Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe | Very rare. | P 1993 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1993 | ||||
| ORDER SCLEROPAREI | |||||
| Cottus gobio Bullhead | Common. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995~ | ||||
| A. Noon | 2013-05-24 | SP1148196464 | |||
| CLASS AMPHIBIA | |||||
| ORDER CAUDATA tailed amphibians | |||||
| Triturus cristatus cristatus Great Crested Newt | Not common. | P 1995 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995 | ||||
| Triturus helveticus helveticus Palmate Newt | Doubtful. | D | |||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | ||||
| Triturus vulgaris vulgaris (Lissotriton vulgaris) Smooth Newt | Common. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995~ | ||||
| T. Jenkins | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| ORDER SALIENTIA tail-less amphibians | |||||
| Family Bufonidae | |||||
| Bufo bufo bufo Common Toad | Numerous. | P 2013 | |||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2002 | 1 adult found by a child adjacent to Park House. | |||
| M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | SP1089297052 | |||
| Family Ranidae | |||||
| Rana temporaria temporaria Common Frog | Common. | P 2017 | |||
| N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2002 | Huge numbers of small frogs seen adjacent to pools. | |||
| T. Jenkins | 2013-05-24 | SP0954495805 | |||
| P. Coxhead | 2017-06-16 | SP113964 Park House Meadow | Collected by schoolchildren at Bioblitz. | ||
| CLASS REPTILIA | |||||
| ORDER TESTUDINES terrapins, tortoises, and turtles | |||||
| Pseudemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin | Present? | M 1999 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1999 | Longmoor | One, 17 July. | ||
| ORDER SQUAMATA lizards and snakes | |||||
| Lacerta vivipara Common or Viviparous Lizard | Not common. | P 1999 | |||
| I. Vaughan | 1999 | ||||
| Lacerta agilis agilis Sand Lizard | Not present. | L 1975- | |||
| P. Hillcox | 1975- | SP0998 Near Little Bracebridge | Thought to be a liberated pet. | ||
| Anguis fragilis fragilis Slow-worm | Rare. | P 1993 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1993 | ||||
| Natrix natrix natrix Grass Snake | Rare. | P 1993 | |||
| P. Hillcox | 1993 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | |||
| Vipera berus berus Adder | Rare, may be extinct. | L 1940~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1940~ | Specimens in Birmingham Natural History Museum. | |||
| R. Gotheridge | 1998 | Park House | Dub. | ||
| CLASS MAMMALIA | |||||
| ORDER INSECTIVORA insectivores | |||||
| Family Talpidae | |||||
| Talpa europaea Mole | Rare. | P 1995~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1995~ | ||||
| Family Erinaceidae | |||||
| Erinaceus europaeus Hedgehog | Not common. | P 1998 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| Family Soricidae | |||||
| Neomys fodiens Water Shrew | Rare and localised. | P 1998 | |||
| N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| Sorex araneus Common Shrew | Common. | P 1996 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1996 | Park House Reserve | |||
| Sorex minutus Pygmy Shrew | Probably present. | M 1965- | |||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | ||||
| ORDER CHIROPTERA bats | |||||
| Family Vespertilionidae | |||||
| Myotis mystacinus Whiskered Bat | Probably extinct. | M 1965 | |||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | ||||
| Myotis daubentonii Daubenton's Bat | Common. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2002 | SP106970 | Blackroot, 5 seen and heard on a bat detector. | ||
| M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| Nyctalus leisleri Leisler's Bat | Unconfirmed. | D | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1989 | ||||
| Nyctalus noctula Noctule | Common, but not gregarious. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1985~ | ||||
| C. Sherlock | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l. Pipistrelle | Very common. | P 2002 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2002 | SP106970 | Heard on bat detector. | ||
| Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.s. Common Pipistrelle | P 2013 | ||||
| C. Sherlock | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle | P 2013 | ||||
| C. Sherlock | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| Plecotus auritus Long-eared Bat | Probably present. | M 1998 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| ORDER CARNIVORA | |||||
| Family Canidae | |||||
| Vulpes vulpes Fox | Common, breeds in the park. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| Family Mustelidae | |||||
| Lutra lutra Otter | Unconfirmed. | D | |||
| P. Buckley | 1956 | Wyndley Pool | Peter Buckley stated in 2009: "I also recorded in my diary an otter at Wyndley Pool on July 8th, 1956." | ||
| Meles meles Badger | Extinct until recently. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| Mustela putoris Polecat | Extinct. | L 1880~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1880~ | ||||
| Mustela erminea Stoat | Not common. | P 1998 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | Park House | 13 July. | ||
| Mustela nivalis Weasel | Not common. | P 1999 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1999 | ||||
| Mustela vison American Mink | Unconfirmed. | D | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1990 | ||||
| ORDER LAGOMORPHA rabbits and hares | |||||
| Family Leporidae | |||||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit | Numerous. | P 1998 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| Lepus capensis Common Hare | Probably extinct. | L 1970~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1970~ | ||||
| ORDER RODENTIA | |||||
| Meriones unguiculatus Mongolian Gerbil | Not present. | L 1990~ | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1990~ | ||||
| Family Muridae | |||||
| Clethrionomys glareolus Bank Vole | Common. | P 1997 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1997 | ||||
| Microtus agrestis Field Vole | Numerous. | P 1997 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1997 | ||||
| Arvicola terrestris Water Vole | Not numerous. | P 1994 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1994 | ||||
| Apodemus sylvaticus Field Mouse | Numerous. | P 1997 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1997 | ||||
| Rattus norvegicus Brown Rat | Numerous. | P 1992 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1992 | ||||
| Micromys minutus Harvest Mouse | Present. | P 2000 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2000 | ||||
| Mus musculus House Mouse | Probably present. | P 1896- | |||
| J. Steele-Elliot | 1896- | ||||
| Family Sciuridae | |||||
| Sciurus vulgaris Red Squirrel | Extinct. | L 1957 | |||
| P. Buckley | 1957-11-23 | Extract from his diary of the time: "in a Scots Pine at Bracebridge – near the dam – on Nov 23, 1957, eating cones and in full red coat with long ear fufts. It was only about 100 yards away from a grey squirrel." | |||
| Sciurus carolinensis Grey Squirrel | Numerous. | P 2013 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 1998 | ||||
| M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | ||||
| ORDER ARTIODACTYLA even-toed ungulates | |||||
| Family Cervidae | |||||
| Muntiacus reevesi Muntjac | Present. | P 2000 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2000 | ||||
| Capreolus capreolus Roe Deer | Highly Dubious. | D | |||
| J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Described as 'possible'. | |||
| Cervus elaphus Red Deer | Not present. | L 2000 | |||
| S. Bodnar | 2000 | ||||
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