1 of 16 Claypits 20/09/2021 species list Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records acarine Aceria macrorhyncha 2012 2012 1 acarine Aceria nalepai 2018 2018 1 amphibian Bufo bufo Common Toad 2001 2018 6 amphibian Lissotriton helveticus Palmate Newt 2001 2018 5 amphibian Lissotriton vulgaris Smooth Newt 2001 2001 1 annelid Hirudinea Leech 2011 2011 1 bird Acanthis cabaret Lesser Redpoll 2013 2013 1 bird Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler 2001 2011 2 bird Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit 2011 2014 2 bird Alcedo atthis Kingfisher 2020 2020 1 bird Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 2013 2018 4 bird Anser Goose 2011 2011 1 bird Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 2013 2013 1 bird Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck 2013 2014 1 bird Buteo buteo Buzzard 2013 2014 2 bird Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch 2011 2014 5 bird Chloris chloris Greenfinch 2011 2014 6 bird Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull 2014 2014 1 bird Coloeus monedula Jackdaw 2011 2013 2 bird Columba livia Feral Pigeon 2014 2014 1 bird Columba palumbus Woodpigeon 2011 2018 8 bird Corvus corax Raven 2020 2020 1 bird Corvus corone Carrion Crow 2011 2014 5 bird Curruca communis Whitethroat 2011 2014 4 bird Cyanistes caeruleus Blue Tit 2011 2014 6 bird Cygnus olor Mute Swan 2013 2014 4 bird Delichon urbicum House Martin 2011 2011 1 bird Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting 2013 2014 2 bird Erithacus rubecula Robin 2011 2014 7 bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine 2013 2013 1 bird Falco tinnunculus Kestrel 2010 2020 3 bird Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 2011 2014 7 bird Gallinula chloropus Moorhen 2013 2018 4 bird Hirundo rustica Swallow 2011 2011 1 Glasgow Museums BRC 2 of 16 Claypits 20/09/2021 species list Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records bird Larus argentatus Herring Gull 2011 2011 1 bird Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull 2011 2011 1 bird Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull 2014 2014 1 bird Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler 2001 2014 3 bird Parus major Great Tit 2012 2014 5 bird Passer domesticus House Sparrow 2014 2014 1 bird Periparus ater Coal Tit 2014 2014 1 bird Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler 2001 2014 6 bird Pica pica Magpie 2011 2018 7 bird Prunella modularis Dunnock 2011 2014 5 bird Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch 2011 2018 6 bird Regulus regulus Goldcrest 2018 2018 1 bird Saxicola rubetra Whinchat 2013 2013 1 bird Scolopax rusticola Woodcock 2021 2021 1 bird Sturnus vulgaris Starling 2011 2013 2 bird Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 2011 2014 4 bird Sylvia borin Garden Warbler 2011 2011 1 bird Troglodytes troglodytes Wren 2011 2014 7 bird Turdus iliacus Redwing 2014 2014 1 bird Turdus merula Blackbird 2011 2014 7 bird Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 2011 2014 4 bird Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush 2013 2013 1 centipede Cryptops hortensis 2018 2018 1 centipede Lithobius forficatus 2012 2012 1 conifer Larix decidua European Larch 2001 2001 1 conifer Larix kaempferi Japanese Larch 2012 2012 1 conifer Larix x marschlinsii Hybrid Larch 2012 2012 1 conifer Picea sitchensis Sitka Spruce 2001 2001 1 conifer Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 2001 2013 6 crustacean Cladocera 2011 2011 1 crustacean Oniscus asellus Common Shiny Woodlouse 2012 2016 2 crustacean Philoscia muscorum Common Striped Woodlouse 2012 2018 3 crustacean Trichoniscus pusillus Common Pygmy Woodlouse 2012 2012 2 fern Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern 2001 2001 2 Glasgow Museums BRC 3 of 16 Claypits 20/09/2021 species list Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records fern Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern 2001 2001 3 fern Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern 2001 2013 4 fern Dryopteris filix-mas agg. Male Fern 2001 2013 6 fern Pteridium aquilinum Bracken 2001 2013 2 flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus New Zealand Flatworm 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Acer platanoides Norway Maple 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 2001 2013 4 flowering plant Achillea millefolium Yarrow 2001 2013 7 flowering plant Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort 2001 2017 9 flowering plant Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder 2001 2013 14 flowering plant Agrostis canina sensu lato Velvet Bent 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Agrostis capillaris Common Bent 2001 2013 8 flowering plant Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Alchemilla glabra Smooth Lady's-mantle 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Alchemilla vulgaris agg. Lady's-Mantle 2001 2013 2 flowering plant Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Alnus glutinosa Alder 2001 2013 15 flowering plant Alnus incana Grey Alder 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail 2001 2013 2 flowering plant Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica 2001 2013 4 flowering plant Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Anthyllis vulneraria Kidney Vetch 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Arctium minus Lesser Burdock 2001 2012 2 flowering plant Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass 2001 2013 20 flowering plant Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2001 2013 11 flowering plant Aster Michaelmas-Daisy 2001 2001 8 flowering plant Barbarea vulgaris Winter-cress 2012 2012 2 flowering plant Bellis perennis Daisy 2001 2013 9 flowering plant Berberis julianae Chinese Barberry 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Betula pendula Silver Birch 2001 2013 14 flowering plant Betula pubescens Downy Birch 2001 2001 1 Glasgow Museums BRC 4 of 16 Claypits 20/09/2021 species list Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records flowering plant Brassica napus Rape 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Brassica nigra Black Mustard 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Bromus hordeaceus Soft-Brome 2001 2001 3 flowering plant Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush 2011 2013 3 flowering plant Buxus 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Carex hirta Hairy Sedge 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Carex leporina Oval Sedge 2001 2013 6 flowering plant Carex nigra Common Sedge 2001 2013 4 flowering plant Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Carex panicea Carnation Sedge 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debauxii) Common Knapweed 2001 2013 20 flowering plant Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear 2001 2013 10 flowering plant Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 2001 2013 20 flowering plant Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle 2001 2013 25 flowering plant Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle 2001 2013 4 flowering plant Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Cornus sanguinea Dogwood 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Corylus avellana Hazel 2001 2013 4 flowering plant Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 2001 2013 21 flowering plant Crocosmia paniculata Aunt-Eliza 2012 2012 1 flowering plant Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail 2001 2013 14 flowering plant Cytisus scoparius Broom 2001 2013 12 flowering plant Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot 2001 2013 15 flowering plant Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted-orchid 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Dactylorhiza purpurella Northern Marsh-orchid 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass 2001 2013 6 flowering plant Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Digitalis purpurea Foxglove 2001 2013 6 flowering plant Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel 2010 2013 5 Glasgow Museums BRC 5 of 16 Claypits 20/09/2021 species list Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records flowering plant Dipsacus fullonum sensu lato Wild Teasel 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Elytrigia repens Common Couch 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb 2001 2013 14 flowering plant Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb 2001 2013 13 flowering plant Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb 2001 2011 2 flowering plant Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved Helleborine 2001 2018 5 flowering plant Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed 2001 2021 11 flowering plant Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue 2013 2013 1 flowering plant Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Festuca rubra Red Fescue 2001 2013 22 flowering plant Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet 2001 2013 7 flowering plant Fraxinus excelsior Ash 2001 2013 11 flowering plant Galeopsis tetrahit agg. sensu lato Common Hemp-Nettle agg. 2001 2013 5 flowering plant Galium aparine Cleavers 2001 2013 13 flowering plant Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw 2001 2013 4 flowering plant Galium odoratum Woodruff 2011 2011 1 flowering plant Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw 2001 2013 2 flowering plant Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill 2001 2017 2 flowering plant Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Crane's-bill 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert 2011 2011 1 flowering plant Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass 2001 2013 7 flowering plant Hedera helix Ivy 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed 2001 2013 19 flowering plant Hesperis matronalis Dame's-violet 2001 2013 9 flowering plant Hieracium Hawkweed 2001 2013 6 flowering plant Hippuris vulgaris Mare's-tail 2001 2013 3 flowering plant Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog 2001 2013 25 flowering plant Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass 2001 2001 2 flowering plant