In the 18 months that we have been here at Crib House we have started to monitor the wildlife we have seen. The bird life is relatively easy to see, whereas other groups will require a little more effort. These are the birds, mammals, amphibians and insects we have so far managed to identify. To see our garden moth list, click here
Birds:Blackbird Blackcap Blue tit Brambling Bullfinch Buzzard Carrion crow Chaffinch Chiffchaff Coal tit Collared dove Common redstart Dunnock Fieldfare Goldcrest Goldfinch Great spotted woodpecker Great tit Greenfinch Grey wagtail Heron House martin House sparrow Jay Kestrel Linnet Little owl Long tailed tit Magpie Marsh tit Mistle thrush Nuthatch Pheasant Pied wagtail Red legged partridge Raven Reed Bunting Redwing Robin Siskin Song thrush Sparrowhawk Starling Swallow Swift Tawny owl Tree creeper Whitethroat Willow tit Willow warbler Woodpigeon Wren Yellowhammer
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house sparrow |
red admiral |
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swallow |
white letter hairstreak |
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long tailed tit nest |
great crested newt |
Butterflies:Brimstone Clouded yellow Comma Common blue Gatekeeper Green-veined white Holly blue Large white Meadow brown Orange tip Painted lady Peacock Red Admiral Ringlet Small copper Small skipper Small tortoiseshell Small white Speckled wood Wall White letter hairstreak
AmphibiansCommon frog Common newt Common toad Great crested newt
MammalsBadger Bank vole Common shrew Field mouse Field vole Fox Grey squirrel Mole Rabbit Rat Stoat Water shrew Weasel Wood mouse
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bank vole |
lapwing |
Birds around the gardenCanada goose Common gull Heron Herring gull Lapwing Lesser spotted woodpecker Mallard Mute swan Red kite Reeves pheasant Skylark Stonechat