My wildlife bucket list – 99 species to see

Since I love writing bucket lists and there are so many wildlife species I want to see, I thought why not combine them? For my wildlife bucket list, I will divide it into family groups. When I manage to see the species, I will add photos (if I manage!). I’m also going to share a nature bucket list full of places I want to visit to see wildlife/see natural wonders e.g., the Great Barrier Reef.

Just want to say, obviously, it would be amazing to see any animal, but these are the top ones I want to see. Also, I want to see these animals in the wild, rather than in captivity.

Photo by Dušan veverkolog on Unsplash

Mammals

To see in the UK:

1. Badger ✅ (Bournemouth, Dorset)
2. Bank Vole
3. Blue Whale
4. Bottlenose Dolphin
5. Eurasian Beaver
6. Eurasian Otter
7. Hazel Dormouse
8. Humpback Whale
9. Mountain Hare
10. Orca
11. Pine Marten
12. Red Deer
13. Red Squirrel
14. Scottish Wildcat
15. Stoat
16. Weasel

To be seen elsewhere:

1. Capybara
2. Cheetah
3. Galapagos Penguin
4. Giant Otter
5. Kangaroo & Joey!
6. Koala
7. Leatherback Turtle
8. Leopard
9. Lion
10. Polar Bear
11. Quokka
12. Sea Otter
13. Snow Leopard
14. Squirrel Monkey
15. Tiger
16. Wallaby & Joey

Amphibians & Fish

To be honest, I’m not that interested in Amphibians so there might not be that many on my wildlife bucket list. Therefore, I’m going to group amphibians and fish together.

To see in the UK:

1. Great Crested Newt
2. Seahorse – You can see them in Studland Bay, Dorset.
3. Starfish – I’ve seen a couple but would like to see more.

Birds

To see in the UK:

1. Avocet
2. Barn Owl
3. Bittern
4. Bluethroat
5. Chiffchaff – I have heard lots but I’m yet to see one.
6. Cirl Bunting
7. Crested Tit
8. Firecrest
9. Gannet
10. Goldcrest ✅ (Bournemouth, Dorset) I have seen this but would love to see it again.
11. Golden Eagle
12. Golden Plover
13. Goosander (their chicks are so cute!)
14. Great-crested Grebe
15. Great Shearwater
16. Kingfisher ✅ I have seen a kingfisher 4 times, but it is always so exciting so I’m leaving it on.
17. Little Owl
18. Long-eared Owl
19. Manx Shearwater
20. Nightjar
21. Osprey
22. Peregrine Falcon
23. Puffin – The main wildlife species I want to see!
24. Redstart
25. Sand Martin
26. Siskin
27. Snow Bunting
28. Snowy Ow
29. Tawny Owl – I’ve heard the call from a Tawny Owl, but never seen one.
30. Waxwing – There were some in my area recently, so I’m hoping they will come back.
31. White-tailed Eagle
32. Whooper Swan

To see elsewhere:

1. Blue Jay
2. Emperor Penguin
3. Hummingbird
4. Toucan

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Invertebrates

This list is mainly going to be consisting of butterflies that I am yet to see!

To see in the UK:

1. Black Hairstreak butterfly
2. Brown Hairstreak butterfly
3. Clouded Yellow butterfly
4. Grayling butterfly
5. Grizzled Skipper butterfly
6. Heath Fritillary butterfly
7. High Brown Fritillary butterfly
8. Large Emerald moth
9. Large Heath butterfly
10. Large Skipper butterfly
11. Magpie moth
12. Mountain Ringlet butterfly
13. Pearl-bordered Fritillary
14. Purple Emperor butterfly
15. Purple Hairstreak butterfly
16. Scotch Argus butterfly
17. Silver-studded blue butterfly
18. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
19. Southern Hawker dragonfly – I’m not the best at identifying dragonflies so I may have seen this.
20. Swallowtail butterfly
21. White Admiral butterfly
22. White-letter Hairstreak butterfly
23. Wood White butterfly

Related post: The ultimate list of butterfly species to spot in the UK

To see elsewhere:

1. Black-veined White butterfly
2. Clouded Apollo butterfly
3. Large Tortoiseshell butterfly
4. Mazarine Blue butterfly
5. Monarch butterfly
6. Scarce Copper butterfly

Do you have a wildlife bucket list? Do you want to see any of these wildlife species?

Caroline ♡