Field guide to the most commonly encountered mammals and birds

Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).  

Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.

For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).

 

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Raccoon dog

Scientific name: Nyctereutes procyonoides

Appearance: Dirty, earth-brown, or brown-grey fur with black guard hairs in winter, and brighter and reddish-straw fur in summer; yellowish-brown abdomen, dark brown or blackish chest, with long, whisker-like hairs on the cheeks..

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