The UK is famous for listing naturalists - its position and size makes it ideal for those seeking rare birds and willing to travel to see them. It is a twitcher's paradise. But some of us don't (or don't just) list birds. The UK is home to a surprising number of mammals and a growing number of naturalists are interested in getting a decent mammal list as well as birds, butterflies and odonata.
Whilst what is native to the UK is fairly obvious; there are also a surprising number of escapee populations and what is and isn't established can be a cause for confusion. As a result, a number of us have been discussing mammal listing on birdforum and I ended up putting together a BOU-style list of the UK's mammals.
This is far from definitive and is just based on my opinion of what is and isn't wild , domestic and/or established. The cetaceans on the list are those for which records are shown on Glaucus. The non-cetaceans consist of the natives and well-known introductions and reintroductions together with those vagrants and small established populations the birdforum posse know about. If you know of anything else that should be included please leave a comment. Click here to view the list!
Whilst what is native to the UK is fairly obvious; there are also a surprising number of escapee populations and what is and isn't established can be a cause for confusion. As a result, a number of us have been discussing mammal listing on birdforum and I ended up putting together a BOU-style list of the UK's mammals.
This is far from definitive and is just based on my opinion of what is and isn't wild , domestic and/or established. The cetaceans on the list are those for which records are shown on Glaucus. The non-cetaceans consist of the natives and well-known introductions and reintroductions together with those vagrants and small established populations the birdforum posse know about. If you know of anything else that should be included please leave a comment. Click here to view the list!
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The list is very interesting. It's the sort of information that hopefully is making its way into university curricula, etc., here and there and everywhere. Great work!
Wow, I didn't know we had Chipmunks, when did they die out and why?
Thanks Hugh - Liz, they didn't die out: they are new. Apparently they introduced themselves via the channel tunnel!
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