Maesbury Wildlife
This is just a list of wildlife postively identified by the owner of this
website within the Maesbury area, there is certainly much more.... the
photographs on this page were taken locally, and the links go to more
local photographs on Oswestry
Wildlife (oswild.org)
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Shropshire Wildlife Trust Lapwing Appeal - Maesbury Marsh is a rare breeding 'hotspot' | Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) - get help on your land, see the Shropshire section. |
Take the virtual tour - Maesbury Walks can be seen online, then go out and do the real thing. Lots of wildlife photos and notes.
Birds
Grey
Heron Ardea cinerea
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Canada
Goose Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Sparrowhawk
Accipter nisus
Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Red
Legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Black
Headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Feral Pigeon
(Rock Dove) Columba livia
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Cuckoo Cuculua canorus
Tawny Owl Strix aluco | Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Great
Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Swallow
Hirundo rustica | House
Martin Delichon urbica
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinarea | Pied
Wagtail Motacilla alba
Wren Troglodytes
troglodytes | Dunnock
Prunella modularis
Robin Erithacus
rubecula | Blackbird
Turdus merula
Song Thrush
Turdus philomenos | Mistle
Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Black Redstart Poenicurus ochruros | Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Whitethroat
Sylvia communi | Goldcrest Regulus regulu
Long-tailed
Tit Aegithalos caudatus |Coal
Tit Parus ater
Blue Tit
Parus caeruleus | Great Tit Parus major
Nuthatch
Sitta europaea | Jay Garrulus glandarius
Magpie
Pica pica | Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone | Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus | Tree
Sparrow Passer montanus
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs | Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris
Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis | Siskin
Carduelis spinus
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Flowers
Docks,
Sorrels, Nettles & Goosefoots
Campions, Stitchworts & Chickweeds
Spurreys, Poppies
& Corydlaises
Buttercups, Spearworts
& Meadow-Rues
Anemones, Hellebores
& Water-Lilies
Crucifers &
Mignonettes
Stonecrops, Sundews,
Saxifrages & Milkworts
Roses, Strawberries
& Cinquefoils
Burnets, Meadowsweet & Agrimony
Peaflowers
Clovers, Trefoils
and Medicks
Cranesbills &
Wood Sorrels
Spurges, Flaxes and
Mallows
St.John's Worts,
Rock Rose & Violets
Willowherbs,
Loosestrife and Balsams
Daphnes, Umbellifers,
Ivy & Bryony
White Umbellifers
& Wintergreens
Heaths, Crowberry & Sea Lavenders
Primroses &
Pimpernels
Periwinkles,
Gentians & Bogbean
Bedstraws &
Madders
Bindweeds, Dodder
& Nightshade
Comfreys,
Boglosses, Forgetmenots & Verbenas
Labiates | Mulleins
& Speedwells
Toadflaxes,
Eyebright & Lousewort
Foxglove, Broomrapes,
Butterworts & Plantains
Valerians,
Teasels, Scabiouses & Honeysuckles
Bellflowers &
Lobelias
Composites with
Brush-like Heads
Thistles | Daisy-like
Flowers
Yarrow, Golden Rod & Sea Aster
Blue & Yellow
Dandelion-like Flowers
Water Plantain, Arrowheads & Frogbit
Bluebells, Lilies
& Garlics
Snowdrop, Daffodil,
Cuckoo Pint & Black Bryony
Orchids
Helleborines & Saprophye Orchids
The Rarest Orchids
Rushes, Bur-Reeds,
Horsetails & Reedmaces
Sedges & Cotton
Grasses
Grasses | Ferns
Mammals
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus
House Mouse Mus musculus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Badger Meles meles
Stoat
Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Perch Perca
fluviatilis
Common
Frog Rana temporaria
Common Toad Bufo bufo
Newt
Butterflies
Large White | Small
White | Orange
Tip | Red
Admiral
Painted Lady
| Small Tortoiseshell
Peacock | Comma
Speckled Wood
| Wall | Gatekeeper
Moths
Beetles: Seven
Spot Ladybird
Bugs
Ants
Bees: Honey
Bee | White-tailed
Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum
Wasps
True Flies
Hover Fly
Syrpus ribesi
Other Flies
Dragonflies: Southern
Hawker | Brown
Hawker | Common
Darter
Damselflies: Blue-tailed Damselfly
Other insects: Meadow
Grasshopper | Spiders
Other
invertebrates
Slugs & Snails
Fungi
Trees
Common Yew |
Crack Willow
| Goat Willow,
Great Sallow or Pussy Willow
Hazel | Sweet
Chestnut or Spanish Chestnut
Common Oak, English
Oak or Pendunculate Oak
Crab Apple
| Rowan
Common Hawthorn
| Sloe or Blackthorn
Sycamore |
Horse Chestnut
Common Holly | Common
Lime
Common Ash | Elder
Guelder Rose
