Wildlife in Dorset
Mammals in Dorset
There are 57 species of mammals recorded as found in Dorset.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis myotis) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
| Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Grey Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus) |
| Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
Birds in Dorset
There are 334 species of birds recorded as found in Dorset.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Great White Egret (Ardea alba) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
