Watlington Environment Group

Species Lists

The species lists record the birds, mammals, flowering plants and butterflies recorded on iRecord up until October 2024. The lists are a work in progress and WEG members are encouraged to add to the lists using iRecord.

If you want to interrogate the lists to find out for instance the locations of particular plants, this can be done at https://irecord.org.uk/. When you open up Activities in the iRecord menu bar you will see a search box. When you type Watlington in the search box, ‘Watlington Environment Group Wildlife Recording’ will appear and adjacent to it will be five links. Choose the link ‘Explore activity records’. A map will appear showing the locations of all the records, and below it a list of the recorded species. You can now click on individual species records to discover where they were seen.

Photographs provided by WEG members, including some by Gordon Hurst and Nicola Schafer.

Birds:

Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	Swift	Apus apus
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Magpie	Pica pica	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Whitethroat	Curruca communis
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Raven	Corvus corax
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Red Kite	Milvus milvus
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Redwing	Turdus iliacus
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
Great Tit	Parus major	Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris

Mammals:

Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name
Bank Vole	Myodes glareolus	Eastern Grey Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis	Stoat	Mustela eminea
Brown Hare	Lepus europaeus	Fallow Deer	Dama dama	West European Hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus
Chinese Muntjac	Muntiacus reevesi	Roe Deer	Capreolus capreolus

Flowering Plants:

Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name
Agrimony	Agrimonia eupatoria	Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys	Welted Thistle	Carduus crispus
Autumn Gentian	Gentianella amarella	Goat Willow	Salix caprea	White Campion	Silene latifolia
Autumn Hawkbit	Scorzoneroides autumnalis	Goat's-beard	Tragopogon pratensis	White Clover	Trifolium repens
Bee Orchid	Ophrys apifera	Goldilocks Buttercup	Ranunculus auricomus	White Dead-nettle	Lamium album
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil	Lotus	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	White Helleborine	Cephalanthera damasonium
Bittersweet	Solanum dulcamara	Greater Celandine	Chelidonium majus	Wild Candytuft	Iberis amara
Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Green Alkanet	Pentaglottis sempervirens	Wild Marjoram	Origanum vulgare
Black-poplar	Populus nigra	Ground-elder	Aegopodium podagraria	Wild Mignonette	Reseda lutea
Blackthorn	Prunus spinosa	Ground-ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Wild Parsnip	Pastinaca sativa
Bladder Campion	Silene vulgaris	Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Wild Strawberry	Fragaria vesca
Blue Fleabane	Erigeron acris	Hairy St John's-wort	Hypericum hirsutum	Wild Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum
Bristly Oxtongue	Picris echioides	Harebell	Campanula rotundifolia	Wild Thyme	Thymus polytrichus
Broad-leaved Willowherb	Epilobium montanum	Hedge Bindweed	Calystegia sepium	Wood Anemone	Anemone nemorosa
Bulbous Buttercup	Ranunculus bulbosus	Hedge Mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	Wood Dock	Rumex sanguineus
Bush Vetch	Vicia sepium	Hedge Woundwort	Stachys sylvatica	Wood-sorrel	Oxalis acetosella
Carline Thistle	Carlina vulgaris	Hedgerow Crane's-bill	Geranium pyrenaicum	Wych Elm	Ulmus glabra
Cherry Plum	Prunus cerasifera	Herb Bennet	Geum urbanum	Yarrow	Achillea millefolium
Cinquefoil	Potentilla	Herb-Robert	Geranium robertianum	Yellow Archangel	Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Cleavers	Galium aparine	Ivy	Hedera helix	Yellow-juiced Poppy	Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii
Clustered Bellflower	Campanula glomerata	Ivy-leaved Speedwell	Veronica hederifolia	Yellow-rattle	Rhinanthus minor
Comfrey	Symphytum officinale x asperum x tuberosum	Kidney Vetch	Anthyllis vulneraria	Yellow-wort	Blackstonia perfoliata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Knapweed Broomrape	Orobanche elatior
Common Centaury	Centaurium erythraea	Lady's-mantle	Alchemilla vulgaris agg.
Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	Lesser Celandine	Ranunculus ficaria
Common Comfrey	Symphytum officinale	Lesser Trefoil	Trifolium dubium
Common Cudweed	Filago vulgaris	Lords-and-Ladies	Arum maculatum
Common Dog-violet	Viola riviniana	Marjoram	Origanum
Common Field-speedwell	Veronica persica	Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris
Common Figwort	Scrophularia nodosa	Meadow Vetchling	Lathyrus pratensis
Common Gromwell	Lithospermum officinale	Mouse-ear-hawkweed	Pilosella officinarum
Common Mallow	Malva sylvestris	Mugwort	Artemisia vulgaris
Common Milkwort	Polygala vulgaris	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans
Common Mouse-ear	Cerastium fontanum	Nipplewort	Lapsana communis
Common Nettle	Urtica dioica	Orange-flowered Hawkweed	Hieracium fulvocaesium
Common Poppy	Papaver rhoeas	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare
Common Ragwort	Jacobaea vulgaris	Pellitory-of-the-wall	Parietaria judaica
Common Spotted-orchid	Dactylorhiza fuchsii	Pendulous Sedge	Carex pendula
Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Perforate St. John's-Wort	Hypericum perforatum
Common Twayblade	Neottia ovata	Petty Spurge	Euphorbia peplus
Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Ploughman's-spikenard	Inula conyzae
Cow Parsley	Anthriscus sylvestris	Prickly Sow-thistle	Sonchus asper
Cowslip	Primula veris	Primrose	Primula vulgaris
Creeping Bellflower	Campanula rapunculoides	Procumbent Yellow-sorrel	Oxalis corniculata
Creeping Buttercup	Ranunculus repens	Purple Toadflax	Linaria purpurea
Creeping Cinquefoil	Potentilla reptans	Pyramidal Orchid	Anacamptis pyramidalis
Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Ragwort	Senecio
Cuckooflower	Cardamine pratensis	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill	Geranium dissectum	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata
Daisy	Bellis perennis	Rosebay Willowherb	Chamerion angustifolium
Dandelion	Taraxacum	Salad Burnet	Poterium sanguisorba
Dark Mullein	Verbascum nigrum	Scarlet Pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis
Deadly Nightshade	Atropa belladonna	Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris
Dewberry	Rubus caesius	Shepherd's-purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris
Dodder	Cuscuta epithymum	Silverweed	Potentilla anserina
Dogwood	Cornus sanguinea	Small Leaved Elm	Ulmus minor
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill	Geranium molle	Small-flowered Crane's-bill	Geranium pusillum
Dropwort	Filipendula vulgaris	Smooth Sow-thistle	Sonchus oleraceus
Dwarf Mallow	Malva neglecta	Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare
Dwarf Thistle	Cirsium acaule	Spindle	Euonymus europaeus
Early Forget-me-not	Myosotis ramosissima	Squinancywort	Asperula cynanchica
Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	St. John's-Wort	Hypericum
Field Forget-me-not	Myosotis arvensis	Stinking Iris	Iris foetidissima
Field Maple	Acer campestre	Sweet Violet	Viola odorata
Field Mouse-ear	Cerastium arvense	Thyme-leaved Speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia
Field Scabious	Knautia arvensis	Tutsan	Hypericum androsaemum
Figwort	Scrophularia	Wall Lettuce	Mycelis muralis
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea	Wall Speedwell	Veronica arvensis
Frog Orchid	Coeloglossum viride	Water Figwort	Scrophularia auriculata
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	Welsh Poppy	Meconopsis cambrica

Butterflies:

Pararge aegeria

Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name	Common name	Accepted name
Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni	Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus	Silver-washed Fritillary	Argynnis paphia
Brown Argus	Aricia agestis	Large Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanus	Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas
Chalk Hill Blue	Polyommatus coridon	Marbled White	Melanargia galathea	Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus
Comma	Polygonia c-album	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae
Dark Green Fritillary	Speyeria aglaja	Orange-tip	Anthocharis cardamines	Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria
Dingy Skipper	Erynnis tages	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui
Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	Peacock	Aglais io
Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta
Green-veined White	Pieris napi	Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus