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Wildlife in Essex

939 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Essex on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Essex?
939 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Essex on GBIF: 582 insects & other invertebrates, 266 birds, 41 mammals, 39 sharks & fish, 6 amphibians, 5 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Nutria, Red fox.
Which mammals live in Essex?
41 mammals, including Stoat, Nutria, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernNutriaNutriaMyocastor coypusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernOrtolan buntingOrtolan buntingEmberiza hortulanaLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernNorthern pikeNorthern pikeEsox luciusLeast concern

All 939 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Deer 4

Bats 10

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 9

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 13

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 48

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 68

Seabirds, divers & grebes 13

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 15

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 6

Songbirds & perching birds 78

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Rays, skates & chimaeras 3

Bony fish 35

Butterflies & moths 174

Bees, wasps & ants 31

Beetles 130

Dragonflies & damselflies 28

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 165

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 32

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 18

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 4

Area = GBIF’s interpretation of each record’s location (county boundary as used by GBIF). Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026.