Species recorded in Hall Close

including the River Chater and Sinc Stream

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Bird Species

Blackbird – Turdus turdus

Robin - Erithacus rubecula

Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes

Dunnock - Prunella modularis

Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba

Carrion Crow - Corvus corone

Jackdaw - Corvus monedula

Woodpigeon - Columba palumbus

Goldcrest - Regulus regulus

Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris

Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris

Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis

Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus

Great Tit - Parus major

Coal Tit - Periparus ater

Long-tailed Tit - Thalos caudatus

Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Swift – Apus apus

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

House Martin - Delichon urbicum

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla

Garden Warbler - Sylvia borin

Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Red Kite – Milvus milvus

 

 

Damselflies and Dragonflies

 

Large Red Damselfy - Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Common Blue Damselfy - Enallagma cyathigerum

Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum

Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea

Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis

Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta

Four-spotted chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata

 

 

Butterflies

 

Large White - Pieris brassicae

Small White - Pieris rapae

Green-veined White - Pieris napi

Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni

Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines

Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus

Comma - Polygonia c-album

Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria

Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus

Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina

Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta

Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae

Peacock - Inachis io

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Mammals

Bat records kindly provided by Jenny Harris of the LWRT and the Leicestershire & Rutland Bat Group

 

Otter – Lutra lutra (spraint recorded in 2011)

Soprano Pipistelle – Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Common Pipistrelle – Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Noctule Bat – Nyctalus noctula

Daubentons Bat – Myotis daubentonii

*Long-eared Bat – Plecotus auritus

*Whiskered Bat – Myotis mystacinus

*Natterers Bat – Myotis nattereri

 

*refers to records of grounded bats in the nearby Aldgate area in the 1990’s

 

Fish

Roach - Rutilus rutilus

Dace - Leuciscus leuciscus

Chub - Squalius cephalus

Brown Trout – Salmo trutta

Pike – Esox Lucius

Minnow - Phoxinus phoxinus

Bullhead – Cottus gobio

Perch – Perca fluviatilis

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