Wildlife in Essex
Mammals in Essex
There are 53 species of mammals recorded as found in Essex.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
| Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) |
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
| Pine Marten (Martes martes) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Common Rorqual (Balaenoptera physalus) |
| Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo) |
| House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
| Polecat-Ferret (Mustela furo x putorius) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
Birds in Essex
There are 143 species of birds recorded as found in Essex.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Puna Teal (Anas puna) |
| Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Silver Teal (Anas versicolor) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Speckled/Chilean Teal (Anas flavirostris) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea) |
| New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) |
| Red Shoveler (Anas platalea) |
| Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) |
