Summary of wildlife recorded in the Swindon area during 2010
Birds:
- Crow, Jackdaw, Jay, Magpie, Raven, Rook, Starling
- Grey Partridge (heard), Red-legged Partridge, Quail (heard), Pheasant, Helmeted Guinefowl (escape)
- Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Stock Dove
- Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Kittiwake, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Tern
- Buzzard, Harris Hawk (escape), Hobby, Kestrel, Merlin, Osprey, Peregrine, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk
- Nightjar, Woodcock, Barn Owl, European Eagle Owl (escape), Little Owl, Short-eared Owl, Tawny Owl
- House Martin, Sand Martin, Swallow, Swift
- Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Nightingale, Redstart, Redwing, Ring Ouzel, Waxwing
- Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Parakeet sp (unknown origin)
- Stonechat, Whinchat, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher
- Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit
- Brambling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Crossbill, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Siskin
- Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler
- Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail
- Kingfisher, Coot, Moorhen, Water Rail, Goosander, Cormorant, Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe
- Gadwall, Mallard, Mandarin, Muscovy Duck (feral), Pochard, Ruddy Shelduck (unknown origin), Shelduck, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, White-cheeked Pintail (escape), Wigeon, Wood Duck (feral)
- Bar-headed Goose (escape), Barnacle Goose (unknown origin), Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Black Swan (escape), Bewick's Swan, Mute Swan
- Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Dunlin, Golden Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Snipe
The following birds were recorded from a variety of other sources:
Turtle Dove, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Wyrneck, Lapland Bunting, Bearded Tit, Common Redpoll, Firecrest, Grey Plover
Other birds recorded from Blakehill and The Cotswold Water Park:
Caspian Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Little Gull, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Little Tern, Sandwich Tern, Goshawk, Black Redstart, Tawny Pipit, Marsh Warbler, Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, Garganey, Goldeneye, Common Scoter, Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Ruddy Duck, Scaup, Smew, White-fronted Goose, Whooper Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Knot, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Sanderling, Spotted Redshank, Temminck's Stint, Turnstone, Whimbrel, Wood Sandpiper
Butterflies:
- Adonis Blue, Brown Argus, Chalkhill Blue, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Small Blue, Small Copper
- Brimstone, Green-veined White, Large White, Orange-tip, Small White
- Large Skipper, Small Skipper
- Purple Hairstreak
- Marsh Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary
- Comma, Gatekeeper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Peacock, Purple Emperor, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Wall, White Admiral
Other butterflies recorded from Blakehill and The Cotswold Water Park:
Essex Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Hairstreak
Moths:
- Angle Shades, Blood-vein Moth, Bramble Shoot Moth, Brimstone Moth, Brown Silver-line, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Copper Underwing, Dark Arches, Dingy Footman, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Red Underwing, Five-spot Burnet Moth, Six-spot Burnet Moth, Garden Carpet Moth, Nemophora degeerella, Pyrausta aurata, Riband Wave, Scalloped Oak, Scarlet Tiger Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Silver-ground Carpet, Silver Y, Small Magpie, Snout Moth, Thistle Ermine, T-moth, Udea lutealis, Yellow Shell
Other moths recorded from Blakehill and The Cotswold Water Park:
Burnet Companion, Chimney Sweeper, Dusky Sallow, Forester, Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Mother Shipton, Shaded Broadbar
Dragonflies & Damselflies:
- Common Darter, Ruddy Darter
- Brown Hawker, Emperor, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker
- Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser
- Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle
Other dragonflies & damselflies recorded from Blakehill and The Cotswold Water Park:
Downy Emerald
Insects:
- Caddis Fly (Halesus radiatus), Dance Fly (Empis livida), Grey Flesh Fly, Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens), Mayfly, Scorpion Fly, Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma quadrifariax)
- 7-spot Ladybird larvae, Harlequin Ladybird, Kidney-spot Ladybird
- Bumblebee sp, Grey Mining Bee, Hornet, Wasp sp
- Common Red Soldier Beetle, Diving Beetle, Dor Beetle, Ground Beetle (Pterostichus madidus), Leaf Beetle sp, Lily Beetle, May Bug
- Wolf Spider (Pardosa lugubris)
- Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Meadow Grasshopper, Short-winged Conehead Cricket, Dark Bush Cricket, Oak Bush Cricket, Speckled Bush Cricket
- Cinnabar moth caterpillar, Grey Dagger Moth caterpillar, Knot Grass Moth caterpillar, Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar
- Common Damsel Bug, Forest Bug, Ground Bug (Gyrpocoris stysi), Pond Skater, Red and Black Froghopper, Shield Bug (Eurygaster testudinaria)
Other insects recorded from Blakehill and The Cotswold Water Park:
Golden Bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle, Stag Beetle, Figwort Sawfly, Horse Fly (Haematopota pluvialis), Hoverflies (Syrphus ribesii and Eupeodes lunigar), Green Bottle Fly, Snipe Fly (Rhagio tringarius), Green Nettle Weevil, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Lime Hawk-moth caterpillar
Other Wildlife:
- Badger, Bat sp, Fallow Deer, Muntjac, Red Deer (feral), Roe Deer, Fox, Grey Squirrel, Hare, Rabbit, Hedgehog, Mole, Otter, Water Vole, Rat sp, Weasel
- American Signal Crayfish, Chinese Soft Shell Turtle (release or escape), Terrapin (release or escape), Carp, Chub
- Common Toad, Common Frog, Newt sp, Grass Snake, Slow Worm
- Banded Snail sp
Other wildlife recorded from Blakehill and The Cotswold Water Park:
Stoat, Common Lizard