Sutton Park Records
Vertebrates other than Birds (Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals)
Content last updated: 26 Nov 2021
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All the lists available on this website, including this one, were originally created as simple checklists, i.e. without individual records. Although records have been added later, they are not intended to be complete.
When the recorder is given as "S. Bodnar (VSP)" rather than just "S. Bodnar", this indicates a statement of a record in S. Bodnar's unpublished account of the vertebrates of Sutton Park, mostly written around 1995, rather than a specific record by him.
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for each species (or other recording unit, such as subspecies).
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Notes on the Species | ||||||
Location(s) | Comment on the Record | |||||
CLASS PETROMYZONTI | ||||||
ORDER PETROMYZONTIFORMES | ||||||
Family Petromyzontidae northern lamphreys | ||||||
Lampetra planeri Brook Lamprey | Said in 1896 to be once numerous in Longmoor Stream but now absent. Considered extinct. | L 1954 | ||||
M.S. Holliday | 1954 | SP0996 Longmoor Stream between Rowton's Well and Longmoor Pool | One, det. by K.M. Lightfoot. | |||
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII bony fish | ||||||
ORDER SALMONIFORMES | ||||||
Family Salmonidae salmon, trout and relatives | ||||||
Salmo trutta trutta Brown Trout | Fairly common. | P 1995 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995 | |||||
ORDER ESOCIFORMES | ||||||
Family Esocidae pikes and pickerels | ||||||
Esox lucius Pike | Very common. | P 1995 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Numerous. | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | A few. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1991-1995 | |||||
ORDER CYPRINIFORMES | ||||||
Family Cobitidae true loaches | ||||||
Cobitis taenia Spined Loach | Doubtful. | D | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
Family Cyprinidae carps, minnows and relatives | ||||||
Abramis brama Bream | Common. | P 1998- | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | In decline. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | Found in all the pools. | ||||
N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
Cyprinus carpio Carp | Common. | P 1998- | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Common. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
Gobio gobio Gudgeon | Uncommon. | P 1995~ | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | Introduced. | ||||
Leuciscus cephalus Chub | Common, but localised. | P 1995~ | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | Introduced. | ||||
Phoxinus phoxinus Minnow | Extinct. | L 1965- | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Very rare. | ||||
Rutilus rutilus Roach | Very common. | P 1998- | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Common in all the pools. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | Very common. | ||||
N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd | 500 stocked in Blackroot Pool in 1974. Now rare. | P 1995~ | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
Tinca tinca Tench | Common. | P 1995 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Infrequent. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995 | |||||
ORDER ANGUILLIFORMES | ||||||
Family Anguillidae freshwater eels | ||||||
Anguilla anguilla Eel | Not common. | P 1995~ | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | In all of the pools. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
ORDER GASTEROSTEIFORMES | ||||||
Family Gasterosteidae sticklebacks and relatives | ||||||
Gasterosteus aculeatus Three-spined Stickleback | Common. | P 2013 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Numerous. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | Widespread and common. | ||||
N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
E. Pisolkar | 2013-05-25 | SP1113995893 | ||||
ORDER PERCIFORMES | ||||||
Family Percidae | ||||||
Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe | Very rare. | P 1993 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Powells Pool | Good numbers. | |||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1993 | Blackroot Pool | One caught. | |||
Perca fluviatilis Perch | Population crashed in the early 1970s due to a nationwide epidemic affecting this species. Now fairly common. | P 1995~ | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Common in all pools. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
ORDER SCORPAENIFORMES | ||||||
Family Cottidae | ||||||
Cottus gobio Bullhead | Common. | P 2013 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Numerous in the streams. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
A. Noon | 2013-05-24 | SP1148196464 | ||||
CLASS AMPHIBIA | ||||||
ORDER CAUDATA tailed amphibians | ||||||
Family Salamandridae salamanders and newts | ||||||
Lissotriton helveticus (Triturus helveticus) Palmate Newt | Doubtful. | D | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
Lissotriton vulgaris (Triturus vulgaris) Smooth Newt | Common. | P 2013 | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
T. Jenkins | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Triturus cristatus Great Crested Newt | Not common. | P 1995 | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1990-1995 | |||||
ORDER SALIENTIA tail-less amphibians | ||||||
Family Bufonidae toads | ||||||
Bufo bufo Common Toad | Numerous. | P 2013 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Common. | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
S. Bodnar | 2002 | 1 adult found by a child adjacent to Park House. | ||||
M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | SP1089297052 | ||||
Family Ranidae frogs | ||||||
Rana temporaria Common Frog | Common. | P 2017 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Common. | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | |||||
N. Walker | 1997/1998 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
S. Bodnar | 2002 | Huge numbers of small frogs seen adjacent to pools. | ||||
T. Jenkins | 2013-05-24 | SP0954495805 | ||||
P. Coxhead | 2017-06-16 | SP113964 Park House Meadow | Collected by schoolchildren at Bioblitz. | |||
CLASS REPTILIA | ||||||
ORDER TESTUDINES terrapins, tortoises, and turtles | ||||||
Family Emydidae | ||||||
Pseudemys scripta Red-eared Terrapin | Released pets; not present? | M 1999 | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1985~ | Keeper's Pool | Two had been released. | |||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1998 | Powell's Pool | One, 17 July. | |||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1999 | Longmoor | One, 17 July. | |||
ORDER SQUAMATA lizards and snakes | ||||||
Family Lacertidae true lizards | ||||||
Lacerta agilis Sand Lizard | Not present. | L 1975- | ||||
P. Hillcox | 1975- | SP0998 Near Little Bracebridge | Thought to be a liberated pet. | |||
Zootoca vivipara (Lacerta vivipara) Common or Viviparous Lizard | Seen every year since at least 2006. | P 2019 | ||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | Rare. | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995- | |||||
I. Vaughan | 1999 | |||||
M. Phelps | 2019-07-17 | SP092982 | ||||
Family Anguidae | ||||||
Anguis fragilis Slow-worm | Rare. | P 1993 | ||||
Anon. | 1959 | Keeper's Pool | One under a log. | |||
P. Hilcox | 1985~ | Park House | One. | |||
S. Bodnar | 1991 | Longmoor Valley | ||||
S. Bodnar | 1993 | Longmoor Valley | ||||
Family Colubridae | ||||||
Natrix helvetica Barred Grass Snake | Previously included in Natrix natrix which does not occur in Great Britain. Rare. | P 1993 | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Common in the damper areas. | ||||
P. Hillcox | 1993 | SP0998 Little Bracebridge | ||||
Family Viperidae vipers | ||||||
Vipera berus berus Adder | Not present. | L 1940~ | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1894 | Last known record as persecution was rapidly denuding the site. | ||||
Anon. | 1940~ | Specimens in Birmingham Natural History Museum. | ||||
R. Gotheridge | 1998 | Park House | Dub. | |||
CLASS MAMMALIA | ||||||
ORDER EULIPOTYPHLA hedgehogs, shrews, moles and relatives | ||||||
Family Talpidae | ||||||
Talpa europaea Mole | Rare. | P 1995~ | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Common. | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Rare. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995~ | Occasional on pastureland. | ||||
Family Erinaceidae | ||||||
Erinaceus europaeus Hedgehog | Not common. | P 1998 | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Common. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1990-1998 | |||||
Family Soricidae true shrews | ||||||
Neomys fodiens Water Shrew | Rare and localised. | P 1998 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Brook below Wyndley Pool | One. | |||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1956- | Said to be fairly common, but S. Bodnar regards this as dubious. | ||||
P. Hillcox | 1975- | Little Bracebridge area | Caught in Longworth traps. | |||
N. Walker & S. Bodnar | 1998 | Wyndley Wood | Analysis of droppings in bait traps. | |||
Sorex araneus Common Shrew | Common. | P 1996 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar | 1991-1996 | Park House Reserve | Longworth traps. | |||
Sorex minutus Pygmy Shrew | Probably present. | M 1965- | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Said to be "quite common", but this is considered dubious by S. Bodnar. | ||||
ORDER CHIROPTERA bats | ||||||
Family Vespertilionidae | ||||||
Myotis mystacinus Whiskered Bat | Probably extinct. | M 1965 | ||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
Myotis daubentonii Daubenton's Bat | Common. | P 2013 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
S. Bodnar | 2002 | SP106970 | Blackroot, 5 seen and heard on a bat detector. | |||
M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Nyctalus leisleri Leisler's Bat | D | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1989 | Unconfirmed. | ||||
Nyctalus noctula Noctule | Common, but not gregarious. | P 2013 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1985+ | |||||
C. Sherlock | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l. Pipistrelle | Very common; now divided into the following two species. | P 2002 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar | 2002 | SP106970 | Heard on bat detector. | |||
Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.s. Common Pipistrelle | P 2013 | |||||
C. Sherlock | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle | P 2013 | |||||
C. Sherlock | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Plecotus auritus Long-eared Bat | Probably present. | M 1998 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar | 1998 | Park House Pool | Likely sighting. | |||
ORDER CARNIVORA | ||||||
Family Canidae dogs | ||||||
Vulpes vulpes Fox | Common, breeds in the park. The South Staffordshire hunt operated in the Park until 1953. | P 2013 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1998 | |||||
M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Family Mustelidae | ||||||
Lutra lutra Otter | Unconfirmed. | D | ||||
P. Buckley | 1956 | Wyndley Pool | Peter Buckley stated in 2009: "I also recorded in my diary an otter at Wyndley Pool on July 8th, 1956." | |||
Meles meles Badger | Extinct until recently. | P 2013 | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1989 | |||||
M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | |||||
Mustela putoris Polecat | Extinct. | L 1885- | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1885- | |||||
Mustela erminea Stoat | Not common. | P 1998 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1992-1998 | |||||
Mustela nivalis Weasel | Not common. | P 1999 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1990=1999 | |||||
Mustela vison American Mink | D | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1990 | Unconfirmed. | ||||
ORDER LAGOMORPHA | ||||||
Family Leporidae rabbits and hares | ||||||
Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit | Numerous. | P 1998 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1991-1998 | |||||
Lepus capensis Common Hare | Probably extinct. | L 1970~ | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1912 | Recorded as damaging young trees. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1953 | Increasing following rabbit population crash. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1970~ | Verbal accounts. | ||||
ORDER RODENTIA | ||||||
Family Muridae | ||||||
Apodemus sylvaticus Field Mouse | Numerous. | P 1997 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1995 | Park House Reserve | Longworth traps. | |||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1997 | Rose Cottage area | Longworth traps. | |||
Arvicola terrestris Water Vole | Not numerous. | P 1994 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Numerous. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1991-1994 | |||||
Clethrionomys glareolus Bank Vole | Common. | P 1997 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1991-1997 | Park House Reserve | Longworth traps. | |||
Meriones unguiculatus Mongolian Gerbil | Not present. | L 1990~ | ||||
P. Hillcox | 1990~ | Released pets, persisted for some weeks at least. | ||||
Micromys minutus Harvest Mouse | Present. | P 2000 | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 2000 | |||||
Microtus agrestis Field Vole | Numerous. | P 1997 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Not numerous. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1956 | "Plague population" recorded. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1992-1997 | |||||
Mus musculus House Mouse | Probably present. | P 1896- | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
Rattus norvegicus Brown Rat | Numerous. | P 1992 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1992 | |||||
Family Sciuridae squirrels | ||||||
Sciurus vulgaris Red Squirrel | Extinct. | L 1957 | ||||
J. Steele Elliott | 1896- | Still a few. | ||||
Guide to Sutton Park | 1922- | |||||
Douglas V. Jones | 1954 | Westwood Coppice | ||||
P. Buckley | 1957-11-23 | Extract from his diary of the time: "in a Scots Pine at Bracebridge – near the dam – on Nov 23, 1957, eating cones and in full red coat with long ear fufts. It was only about 100 yards away from a grey squirrel." | ||||
Sciurus carolinensis Grey Squirrel | Numerous. Established some time in the 1950s. | P 2013 | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1956- | |||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1998 | |||||
M. Barker | 2013-05-24 | |||||
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA even-toed ungulates | ||||||
Family Cervidae deer | ||||||
Muntiacus reevesi Muntjac | Present. | P 2000 | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Possible. | ||||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 1988 | First verified sighting. | ||||
P. Hillcox | 1990-10 | Wyndley Wood | Plaster cast of footprints. | |||
S. Bodnar (VSP) | 2000 | |||||
Capreolus capreolus Roe Deer | Highly Dubious. | D | ||||
J.C.W. Field & P.W. James | 1965- | Described as 'possible'. | ||||
Cervus elaphus Red Deer | Not present. Assumed to enter the Park along the railway line. | L 2000 | ||||
S. Bodnar | 1999 | |||||
S. Bodnar | 2000 |
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