Species Lists

All photos © Our Little Piece of Devon 2020

Species Lists for our Field

These lists are by no means comprehensive. They are based on our own casual observations, no formal scientific surveys have been conducted

Birds (2019 to 2021)

Grey Wagtail (recorded for first time Dec 2021)

Red Kite: 2021

Fieldfare

Redwing

Carrion Crow

Rook

Jackdaw

Magpie

Jay

Mallard

Duck - visiting unidentified

Wood Pigeon

Collared Dove

Stock Dove

Buzzard

Sparrow Hawk

Peregrine Falcon

Chiffchaff

Garden Warbler

House Sparrow

Dunnock

Bluetit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Marsh Tit

Butterflies

Orange Tip

Green Veined White

Large White

Brimstone

Small Copper

Holly Blue

Common Blue

Skipper

Small Tortoiseshell

Comma

Painted Lady

Red Admiral

Peacock

Silver Washed Fritillary

Wall Brown

Speckled Wood

Gatekeeper

Meadow Brown

Mammals

Badger (Seen 2021, first sighting for about 10 years)

Fox

Hedgehog

Roe Deer

Grey Squirrel

Mole

Field Vole

Wood Mouse

Shrew

Dormouse

Hare (visiting not resident)

Stoat

Rabbit

Reptiles and Amphibians

Grass Snake

Slow Worm

Common Frog

Common Toad

Palmate Newt

Common Lizard

Bats 2018

In 2018 we were loaned a Bat detector by the Greater Horseshoe Bat Project. it was left out in our field for three nights. This is what was recorded (the numbers represent the number of Bat passes)

Common Pipistrelle: 86

Noctule: 14

Myostis species: 9

Leisler’s or Noctule: 5

Serotine: 5

Brown Long Eared: 4

Daubenton’s Bat: 3

Whiskered or Brandt’s: 3

Barbastelle: 1

Pipistrelle species: 1

Plants (common names)

Marsh Marigold

Traveller’s Joy (Wild Clematis)

Meadow Buttercup

Creeping Buttercup

Lesser Celandine

Wood Anemone

White Water Lily

Yellow Water Liliy

Welsh Poppy

Common Fumitory

Cuckoo Flower

Shepherd’s Purse

Water Cress

Garlic Mustard

Jack by the Hedge

Sweet Violet

Wild Pansy (Heartsease)

Tutsan (Hypericum)

St John’s Wort (Hypericum)

Red Campion

Ragged Robin

Vetch

Soapwort

Common Chickweed

Greater Stitchwort

Procumbent Pearlwort

Good King Henry (Fat Hen)

Common Mallow

Sedge

Yellow Flag Iris

Insects

Insects are not something we have studied in depth or know that much about. We are starting to observe and record them in more depth and will produce a more comprehensive species list in time.

We have many species of Bumble bees, Dragonflies, and Damsel Flies - the more spectacular of our flying species and those are what we tend to notice the most.

Our limited knowledge and lack of in depth observation means our insect list is very short - we promise to do better!

Prickly Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla prasina) Seen Dec 2021

Common Blue Damsel fly

Small Red Damsel Fly

Red Veined Darter

Emperor Dragonfly

Golden Ringed Dragonfly

Pond Skater

Many species of Bumblebee

Stag Beetle

Great Green Bush Cricket

Soldier Beetles

Species List for the New Land

Last August, before the purchase of the land was complete, we did a brief, 1 hour survey of the fields. Listed below are the species that we found. Please follow our journal for updates on new wildlife sightings.