Wildlife in Tyne and Wear
Mammals in Tyne and Wear
There are 42 species of mammals recorded as found in Tyne and Wear.
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Badger (Meles meles) |
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Mole (Talpa europaea) |
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
Raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
American Mink (Neovison vison) |
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) |
Otter (Lutra lutra) |
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) |
Polecat-Ferret (Mustela furo x putorius) |
Vole (Arvicolinae) |
Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
Birds in Tyne and Wear
There are 71 species of birds recorded as found in Tyne and Wear.
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
Garganey (Anas querquedula) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
Little Auk (Alle alle) |
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
Pintail (Anas acuta) |
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Fish in Tyne and Wear
There are 55 species of fish recorded as found in Tyne and Wear.
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis) |
Stone Loach (Barbatula barbatula) |
Allis Shad (Alosa alosa) |
Bream (Abramis brama) |
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
Cod (Gadus morhua) |
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
Five-bearded rockling (Ciliata mustela) |
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) |
Herring (Clupea harengus) |
Lemon Sole (Microstomus kitt) |
Pike (Esox lucius) |
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) |
Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) |
Sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis) |
Sole (Solea solea) |
Tench (Tinca tinca) |
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) |
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) |
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) |
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) |
Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) |
Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius) |
Coalfish (Pollachius virens) |
Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps) |
Dab (Limanda limanda) |
Fifteen-spined stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) |
Flounder (Platichthys flesus) |
Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus) |
Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
Hook-nose (Agonus cataphractus) |
Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) |
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) |
Sea snail (Liparis liparis) |
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) |
Viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus) |
Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
Sea Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. trutta) |
llymrïaid (Ammodytes tobianus) |
Reptiles in Tyne and Wear
There are 2 species of reptiles recorded as found in Tyne and Wear.
Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
Amphibians in Tyne and Wear
There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found in Tyne and Wear.
Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) |