And here is the final installment - the remaining rarities of the UK.
Lower Basildon: Bronze-tailed peacock pheasant, Common green-cheeked parakeet, Rufous-vented laughingthrush, Southern masked-weaver, Venezuelan parakeet, Ruschenberger tree boa.
Lonther: African hawk-eagle.
Lympne: Dusky langur, Greater bamboo lemur, Indian sambar, Northern bamboo lemur, Owston's banded palm civet.
Lyndhurst: Palmate newt.
Mablethorpe: Common murre, Northern gannet.
Maidenhead (Berkshire College Animal Management Centre)
A collection I for one had never heard of before, but appears to be really quite interesting, located entirely within Berkshire College for Agriculture yet open to the public as far as I can tell? I don't think anyone in the forum has visited yet, so I'd be interested to hear from someone their impressions of it once someone does give it a look.
Mammals: Northern flying squirrel, Rufous rat kangaroo, Siberian flying squirrel.
Reptiles: Amazon Basin emerald tree boa, Blue-tailed monitor, Green crested lizard, Leaf-nosed horned agama, Peruvian bush anole, Rough greensnake.
Amphibians: Asian giant toad, Fea's treefrog, Hourglass tree frog, Klappenbach's red-belly toad, La Palma glass frog, Morelet's tree frog, Peacock gliding frog, Sylvia's treefrog, Tscudi's Caribbean frog.
In summary, 18 rarities of which 2 are bolded and a further 6 are underlined.
Malton: Chizumulu cichlid, Anderson's salamander.
Manchester SeaLife: Yellow-brown wrasse, Yellow-edged lyretail, Yellowfin damsel.
Manchester Vivarium
Another fairly little-known collection but one which nevertheless has a fairly extensive collection, again comprised predominantly of herps.
Reptiles: Allison's anole, Anderson's short-fingered gecko.
Amphibians: Cerro Chompipe toad, Corsican fire salamander, Fringed leaf frog, Imbabura treefrog, Klappenbach's red-belly toad, Magnificent tree frog, Morelet's tree frog, Orange-eyed tree frog, Painted belly tree frog, Splendid leaf frog, Sylvia's treefrog, Tiger-striped leaf frog, Trinidad leaf frog, Veragoa stubfoot toad, White-lined leaf frog.
In summary, 17 rarities, of which 5 are bolded and a further 5 are underlined.
Maryport: Greyface moray, Shortnose hogfish.
Matlock Bath: False puffer, Yellowtail damselfish.
Milnthorpe: Black curassow, Indian red-billed blue magpie, Black knobbly newt, Ebenau's gliding frog, Painted belly leaf frog, Portuguese fire salamander, Red-tailed tinfoil.
Moreton in Marsh: African goshawk, African harrier hawk, Barred owl, Chimango caracara, Greater kestrel, North African tawny eagle, Southern yellow-headed caracara.
Newchapel: British bank vole, Eurasian water shrew, Eurasian water vole, Long-tailed field mouse, Short-tailed field mouse, Yellow-necked field mouse.
Newchurch: Grey slender loris, Screaming hairy armadillo, Mexican white-fronted amazon, Plate-billed mountain toucan, Common wonder gecko.
Newent: African harrier hawk, African hawk-eagle, African peregrine falcon, Aplomado falcon, Black goshawk, Black-winged kite, Cape griffon vulture, Eurasian osprey, Greater kestrel, Lappet-faced vulture, Mountain hawk-eagle.
Newport: Rufous-leggged owl.
Newquay Zoo
A fairly large collection, with some lovely rarities ranging from Barred doves to Spotted reed frogs and Spectacled parrotlets. Very varied collection, with a good number of rarities in each class other than fish.
Mammals: Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Grey slender loris, Northern narrow-striped mongoose, Owston's banded palm civet, Pontianak Prevost's squirrel.
Birds: Barred dove, Chinese grosbeak, Collared finchbill, Grey-winged blackbird, Oriental greenfinch, Red and white crake, Splendid sunbird, Spectacled parrotlet, Tambourine dove.
Reptiles: Brown bone-headed lizard, Long-nosed tree snake, White-headed dwarf gecko.
Amphibians: Blessed poison frog, Common banded newt, Laos warty newt, Pleasing poison frog, Portuguese fire salamander, Southern crested newt, Southern marbled newt, Spotted reed frog.
In summary, 25 rarities, of which 3 are underlined.
North Anston: British jay, Eastern turkey vulture, Bloody Bay poison frog, Marbled reed frog, Pleasing poison frog.
Oakham: Arabian rock hyrax, Black-throated monitor, Hart's glass lizard, Virginia opossum.
Paignton Zoo
Another large collection on that Southwestern coastal area of England, Paignton used to somewhat specialise in primates, but their collection has dwindled significantly. However, you can see the remnants of this in their species list, along with a lovely herp collection and kiwis.
Mammals: King colobus, Malayan white-handed gibbon.
Birds: Greater roadrunner, Freckled duck, Grey-backed thrush, Indian red-billed blue magpie, Northern brown kiwi.
Reptiles: Amazon Basin emerald tree boa, Boyd's forest dragon, Common flat-tail gecko, Cook's tree boa, Indochinese box turtle, Indonesian blue-tongued skink (NS), Nguru pygmy chameleon, Parson's chameleon.
Amphibians: Anderson's salamander, Blessed poison frog, Brazil-nut poison frog, Clown tree frog, Coronated treefrog, Fea's treefrog, Fringed leaf frog, La Palma glass frog, Painted frog, Pleasing poison frog, Sira poison frog, Summers' poison frog, Variable poison dart frog.
In summary, 28 rarities, of which 4 are bolded and a further 4 are underlined.
Penkridge: Black-banded owl, Singapore scops owl, South African wood owl, Western burrowing owl, Blotched bluetongue, Sudan mastigure.
Porfell: Tailless tenrec.
Portsmouth: Crested bullhead shark.
Presham: East African egg-eating snake, Greater Egyptian jerboa, Indonesian blue-tongued skink, Pardine genet.
Reaseheath: Three-eyed lizard, Sudan mastigure, Morelet's treefrog, Painted Indonesian treefrog, Trinidad leaf frog, Damba, Hendra's betta.
Ringwood: African marsh owl, East African tawny eagle, Indian tawny eagle, Coastal carpet python.
Romsey: Greater Egyptian jerboa, Indigo bunting, Northern grey hornbill, Mali spiny-tailed lizard.
Rutland: Barred owl.
Sandown: Dull day gecko.
Shaldon: Bengal slow loris, Green acouchy, Grey slender loris, Owston's banded palm civet, Blessed poison frog, Fantastic poison dart frog, Morelet's treefrog.
Shepreth: Black-tailed marmoset, Pardine genet.
Skegness Natureland: Black-rumped waxbill, Red milksnake.
Skegness Aquarium
A fairly large aquarium for a place that has always been fairly at one with the seas, largely 'earning its keep' through fishing.
Fish: Barber goby, Bicolor damselfish, Bluethroat triggerfish, Dark-striped squirrelfish, Hawaiian squirrelfish, Honeycomb moray, Humpback unicornfish, Imperial goby, Indigo hamlet, Lantern bass, Lined combtooth blenny, Lori's anthias, Smallmouth grunt, Yellow-edged lyretail.
In summary, 14 rarities, of which 5 are bolded and a further 3.
Slimbridge Wetland Centre
One of the best waterbird collections in the world and also happens to hold, just like Berlin, all the flamingo species on Earth. A lovely amphibian collection too to go with the massive bird list. Also a great place to spot wild birds as well as captive ones.
Mammals: Eurasian water vole.
Birds: African white-backed duck, American black duck, American comb duck, Andean flamingo, Australian black duck, Black-headed duck, Chinese spot-billed duck, East Indian wandering whistling duck, Freckled duck, Greenland white-fronted goose, Lake duck, Lesser Canada goose, Maccoa duck, Northern white-cheeked pintail, Pale-bellied brent goose, Pink-footed goose, Puna flamingo, Red-breasted merganser, Redhead, Richardson's cackling goose, South African yellow-billed duck, Spoon-billed sandpiper, Taiga bean goose, Tundra swan, Yellow-billed pintail.
Amphibians: Alpine crested newt, Anatolian newt, Bosnian alpine newt, Bumble bee toad, Common mudpuppy, Coroneted treefrog, Greek alpine newt, Italian alpine newt, Italian cave salamander, Malayan leaf frog, Marbled salamander, Orange-legged leaf frog, Shangcheng stout salamander, Southern marbled newt, Southern spectacled salamander, Syrian spadefoot toad.
In summary, 42 rarities, of which 7 are bolded and a further 9 are underlined.
Sparkwell: Northern blue-tongued skink.
Sparsholt: Mexican leaf frog.
Stickney: Hausa genet, Common map turtle.
Stratford upon Avon: Giant girdled lizard, Jones's armadillo lizard.
Tamworth: Back-striped day gecko, Banded egg-eating snake, Giant girdled lizard, Green vine snake, Leafnose snake, Madagascar hog-nosed snake, Mojave black-collared lizard, Regal horned lizard, Vietnamese forest lizard, Wide-tailed zonosaur, White-spotted reed frog.
Telford: Tailless tenrec, Northern brown tortoise, Zorilla.
Thrigby: Owston's banded palm civet.
Totnes: Black-throated monitor, Indian tawny eagle.
Tynemouth: Devil firefish, Hawaiian whitespotted toby, Leopard catfish.
Twycross: Agile gibbon, Dusky langur, Francois' leaf monkey, Northern grey hornbill.
Waltham Cross: Palestina spiny mouse, Zorilla.
Wareham: Agile gibbon, Bengal slow loris, Benin red-bellied guenon, Gray gibbon, Woolly monkey.
Warminster: Arabian rock hyrax, Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Southern koala, Fantastic poison dart frog.
Warwick: Crowned hawk-eagle.
Washford: African silverbill, Yellow-spotted monitor, Blackfin goodea, Bulldog goodeid, Catarina allotoca, Pygmy glass danio, Striped orange-finned danio, Zacapu allotoca.
Washington: Greenland white-fronted goose.
Watlington: Indian sambar, Great bustard, Malayan sambar.
Weyhill: African harrier hawk, African hawk eagle, Black-winged kite, East African tawny eagle, Indian tawny eagle, Pearl-spotted owlet, Southern striped owl, Wahlberg's eagle.
Weymouth: Western little penguin, Inshore hagfish, mangrove whipray, Nassau grouper, Snooty wrasse, Southern fiddler, Thompson's surgeonfish.
Wilstead: Black-banded owl.
Wiltshire: Forest hingeback tortoise.
Winchester: Northern narrow-striped mongoose, Abyssinian village weaver, Blue-grey tanager, Northern brown tortoise, Short-toed rock agama.
Wingham: Black-tailed marmoset, Plantain squirrel, Spix's night monkey, Vervet, Common map turtle, Frog-eyed sand gecko, Gray's monitor, Henkel's giant gecko, Qathara gecko, Ruthven's kingsnake, Speckled kingsnake, Yellow-spotted monitor.
Woburn: Ambon red lory.
Woodhurst: African barn owl, Crested serpent eagle, Rufous-legged owl.
Wraxall: Aplomado falcon, Eastern common crane, Spix's guan, Venezuelan parakeet, Malayan box turtle.
Yarmouth: Bauer's chameleon gecko, Checkered gartersnake, Common map turtle, Common wonder gecko, Crevice spiny lizard, Desert horned lizard, Eastern garden lizard, Haitian curly-tailed lizard, Oriental brown-sided skink, Vieillard's chameleon gecko.
Ballagh: Australian ibis.
Jersey Zoo
Well know for its connections with Gerald Durrell, Jersey continues to set the tone for in situ conservation conducted by zoos worldwide. It also has a fabulous collection, which, while perhaps not as large as others in the country, comprises some lovely species to make up for it.
Mammals: Comoro flying fox, Golden-rumped lion tamarin.
Birds: African white-backed duck, British red-billed chough, Javan green magpie, Sunda hooded pitta.
Reptiles: Anguilla racer, Bojer's skink, Bourton's snake-eyed skink, Leach's anole, Lesser night gecko, Madagascar big-headed side-necked turtle, Madagascar flat-tailed tortoise, Madagascar ground gecko, Mauritius day gecko, Orange-tailed skink, Pygmy leaf chameleon, Round Island keel-scaled boa, Round Island skink, South Vietnamese box turtle, Spotted martinique anole.
Amphibians: Amazon poison frog, Mexican leaf frog, Spotted poison frog.
In summary, 24 rarities, of which 7 are bolded and a further 3 are underlined.
Belfast: Black saki, Crowned sifaka, Francois' leaf monkey, Spotted necked otter, Venezuelan red howler, Antarctic gentoo penguin, Long-billed black cockatoo, Western rockhopper penguin.
Comber: African white-backed duck, Greenland white-fronted goose, Northern cinnamon teal, Pale-bellied brent goose.
Balloch: Southern fiddler.
Cupar: Taiwan sika deer.
Dundee: British red-billed chough.
Edinburgh: Guianan brown capuchin, Taiga musk deer, Antarctic gentoo penguin, Northern rockhopper penguin, Nelson's kingsnake.
Motherwell: Black-tailed marmoset, Saffron-crowned tanager, Desert kingsnake, Veined tree frog.
North Queensferry: Angelshark, Bigeye soldierfish, Elongate unicornfish, Hourglass tree frog, Marbled tree frog.
Polbeth: British bank vole, Eurasian water vole, British jay, British song thrush, Dunlin, Egyptian plover, Asian yellow pond turtle.
St Andrews: Bullseye puffer, Common twig catfish, Reef squirrelfish, Thorny seahorse.
Whitburn: African barn owl, African marsh owl, Band-bellied owl, Barred owl, Collared scops owl, Hartert's little owl, Magellanic horned owl, Rusty-barred owl, South African wood owl, Southern striped owl, Sunda scops owl, Vermiculated eagle owl.
Abergavenny: Prairie falcon.
Barry: Aplomado falcon, Barbary falcon, Black goshawk, Black shaheen falcon, Mountan hawk eagle, North African tawny eagle, Prairie falcon, Red-naped shaheen, Siberian goshawk, Wahlberg's eagle.
Begelly: Black-rumped waxbill, Buff-necked ibis, Macaroni penguin.
Borth: Splendid sunbird, Desert plated lizard.
Brynsiencyn: Shore clingfish.
Colwyn Bay: Mottled weaver, Malayan box turtle.
Llandudno: Magellanic horned owl, Pel's fishing owl, Sri Lankan spot-bellied eagle owl.
Llanelli: Greenland white-fronted goose, Maccoa duck, Northern cinnamon teal, South African yellow-billed duck.
Menai Bridge: Yellow-spotted monitor.
Picton Castle: Buff-necked ibis, Lesser sandhill crane, Saharan striped weasel, Northern sand gecko.
Victoria: African barn owl.
And that is it! All done. Not sure I'd do it again if someone told me ten months ago just how much work it would entail, but there we go. Sincerely hope it is not only useful now but won't become too outdated too fast - we'll have to see how that goes but hopefully at some point I might just do a little revision of the more substantial collections.
The next few posts will be some sort of analysis, with a few rankings etc.
Anyways, thanks so much all for reading and retaining interest in the thread, it's been quite the journey so thanks a lot all!
AL
Lower Basildon: Bronze-tailed peacock pheasant, Common green-cheeked parakeet, Rufous-vented laughingthrush, Southern masked-weaver, Venezuelan parakeet, Ruschenberger tree boa.
Lonther: African hawk-eagle.
Lympne: Dusky langur, Greater bamboo lemur, Indian sambar, Northern bamboo lemur, Owston's banded palm civet.
Lyndhurst: Palmate newt.
Mablethorpe: Common murre, Northern gannet.
Maidenhead (Berkshire College Animal Management Centre)
A collection I for one had never heard of before, but appears to be really quite interesting, located entirely within Berkshire College for Agriculture yet open to the public as far as I can tell? I don't think anyone in the forum has visited yet, so I'd be interested to hear from someone their impressions of it once someone does give it a look.
Mammals: Northern flying squirrel, Rufous rat kangaroo, Siberian flying squirrel.
Reptiles: Amazon Basin emerald tree boa, Blue-tailed monitor, Green crested lizard, Leaf-nosed horned agama, Peruvian bush anole, Rough greensnake.
Amphibians: Asian giant toad, Fea's treefrog, Hourglass tree frog, Klappenbach's red-belly toad, La Palma glass frog, Morelet's tree frog, Peacock gliding frog, Sylvia's treefrog, Tscudi's Caribbean frog.
In summary, 18 rarities of which 2 are bolded and a further 6 are underlined.
Malton: Chizumulu cichlid, Anderson's salamander.
Manchester SeaLife: Yellow-brown wrasse, Yellow-edged lyretail, Yellowfin damsel.
Manchester Vivarium
Another fairly little-known collection but one which nevertheless has a fairly extensive collection, again comprised predominantly of herps.
Reptiles: Allison's anole, Anderson's short-fingered gecko.
Amphibians: Cerro Chompipe toad, Corsican fire salamander, Fringed leaf frog, Imbabura treefrog, Klappenbach's red-belly toad, Magnificent tree frog, Morelet's tree frog, Orange-eyed tree frog, Painted belly tree frog, Splendid leaf frog, Sylvia's treefrog, Tiger-striped leaf frog, Trinidad leaf frog, Veragoa stubfoot toad, White-lined leaf frog.
In summary, 17 rarities, of which 5 are bolded and a further 5 are underlined.
Maryport: Greyface moray, Shortnose hogfish.
Matlock Bath: False puffer, Yellowtail damselfish.
Milnthorpe: Black curassow, Indian red-billed blue magpie, Black knobbly newt, Ebenau's gliding frog, Painted belly leaf frog, Portuguese fire salamander, Red-tailed tinfoil.
Moreton in Marsh: African goshawk, African harrier hawk, Barred owl, Chimango caracara, Greater kestrel, North African tawny eagle, Southern yellow-headed caracara.
Newchapel: British bank vole, Eurasian water shrew, Eurasian water vole, Long-tailed field mouse, Short-tailed field mouse, Yellow-necked field mouse.
Newchurch: Grey slender loris, Screaming hairy armadillo, Mexican white-fronted amazon, Plate-billed mountain toucan, Common wonder gecko.
Newent: African harrier hawk, African hawk-eagle, African peregrine falcon, Aplomado falcon, Black goshawk, Black-winged kite, Cape griffon vulture, Eurasian osprey, Greater kestrel, Lappet-faced vulture, Mountain hawk-eagle.
Newport: Rufous-leggged owl.
Newquay Zoo
A fairly large collection, with some lovely rarities ranging from Barred doves to Spotted reed frogs and Spectacled parrotlets. Very varied collection, with a good number of rarities in each class other than fish.
Mammals: Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Grey slender loris, Northern narrow-striped mongoose, Owston's banded palm civet, Pontianak Prevost's squirrel.
Birds: Barred dove, Chinese grosbeak, Collared finchbill, Grey-winged blackbird, Oriental greenfinch, Red and white crake, Splendid sunbird, Spectacled parrotlet, Tambourine dove.
Reptiles: Brown bone-headed lizard, Long-nosed tree snake, White-headed dwarf gecko.
Amphibians: Blessed poison frog, Common banded newt, Laos warty newt, Pleasing poison frog, Portuguese fire salamander, Southern crested newt, Southern marbled newt, Spotted reed frog.
In summary, 25 rarities, of which 3 are underlined.
North Anston: British jay, Eastern turkey vulture, Bloody Bay poison frog, Marbled reed frog, Pleasing poison frog.
Oakham: Arabian rock hyrax, Black-throated monitor, Hart's glass lizard, Virginia opossum.
Paignton Zoo
Another large collection on that Southwestern coastal area of England, Paignton used to somewhat specialise in primates, but their collection has dwindled significantly. However, you can see the remnants of this in their species list, along with a lovely herp collection and kiwis.
Mammals: King colobus, Malayan white-handed gibbon.
Birds: Greater roadrunner, Freckled duck, Grey-backed thrush, Indian red-billed blue magpie, Northern brown kiwi.
Reptiles: Amazon Basin emerald tree boa, Boyd's forest dragon, Common flat-tail gecko, Cook's tree boa, Indochinese box turtle, Indonesian blue-tongued skink (NS), Nguru pygmy chameleon, Parson's chameleon.
Amphibians: Anderson's salamander, Blessed poison frog, Brazil-nut poison frog, Clown tree frog, Coronated treefrog, Fea's treefrog, Fringed leaf frog, La Palma glass frog, Painted frog, Pleasing poison frog, Sira poison frog, Summers' poison frog, Variable poison dart frog.
In summary, 28 rarities, of which 4 are bolded and a further 4 are underlined.
Penkridge: Black-banded owl, Singapore scops owl, South African wood owl, Western burrowing owl, Blotched bluetongue, Sudan mastigure.
Porfell: Tailless tenrec.
Portsmouth: Crested bullhead shark.
Presham: East African egg-eating snake, Greater Egyptian jerboa, Indonesian blue-tongued skink, Pardine genet.
Reaseheath: Three-eyed lizard, Sudan mastigure, Morelet's treefrog, Painted Indonesian treefrog, Trinidad leaf frog, Damba, Hendra's betta.
Ringwood: African marsh owl, East African tawny eagle, Indian tawny eagle, Coastal carpet python.
Romsey: Greater Egyptian jerboa, Indigo bunting, Northern grey hornbill, Mali spiny-tailed lizard.
Rutland: Barred owl.
Sandown: Dull day gecko.
Shaldon: Bengal slow loris, Green acouchy, Grey slender loris, Owston's banded palm civet, Blessed poison frog, Fantastic poison dart frog, Morelet's treefrog.
Shepreth: Black-tailed marmoset, Pardine genet.
Skegness Natureland: Black-rumped waxbill, Red milksnake.
Skegness Aquarium
A fairly large aquarium for a place that has always been fairly at one with the seas, largely 'earning its keep' through fishing.
Fish: Barber goby, Bicolor damselfish, Bluethroat triggerfish, Dark-striped squirrelfish, Hawaiian squirrelfish, Honeycomb moray, Humpback unicornfish, Imperial goby, Indigo hamlet, Lantern bass, Lined combtooth blenny, Lori's anthias, Smallmouth grunt, Yellow-edged lyretail.
In summary, 14 rarities, of which 5 are bolded and a further 3.
Slimbridge Wetland Centre
One of the best waterbird collections in the world and also happens to hold, just like Berlin, all the flamingo species on Earth. A lovely amphibian collection too to go with the massive bird list. Also a great place to spot wild birds as well as captive ones.
Mammals: Eurasian water vole.
Birds: African white-backed duck, American black duck, American comb duck, Andean flamingo, Australian black duck, Black-headed duck, Chinese spot-billed duck, East Indian wandering whistling duck, Freckled duck, Greenland white-fronted goose, Lake duck, Lesser Canada goose, Maccoa duck, Northern white-cheeked pintail, Pale-bellied brent goose, Pink-footed goose, Puna flamingo, Red-breasted merganser, Redhead, Richardson's cackling goose, South African yellow-billed duck, Spoon-billed sandpiper, Taiga bean goose, Tundra swan, Yellow-billed pintail.
Amphibians: Alpine crested newt, Anatolian newt, Bosnian alpine newt, Bumble bee toad, Common mudpuppy, Coroneted treefrog, Greek alpine newt, Italian alpine newt, Italian cave salamander, Malayan leaf frog, Marbled salamander, Orange-legged leaf frog, Shangcheng stout salamander, Southern marbled newt, Southern spectacled salamander, Syrian spadefoot toad.
In summary, 42 rarities, of which 7 are bolded and a further 9 are underlined.
Sparkwell: Northern blue-tongued skink.
Sparsholt: Mexican leaf frog.
Stickney: Hausa genet, Common map turtle.
Stratford upon Avon: Giant girdled lizard, Jones's armadillo lizard.
Tamworth: Back-striped day gecko, Banded egg-eating snake, Giant girdled lizard, Green vine snake, Leafnose snake, Madagascar hog-nosed snake, Mojave black-collared lizard, Regal horned lizard, Vietnamese forest lizard, Wide-tailed zonosaur, White-spotted reed frog.
Telford: Tailless tenrec, Northern brown tortoise, Zorilla.
Thrigby: Owston's banded palm civet.
Totnes: Black-throated monitor, Indian tawny eagle.
Tynemouth: Devil firefish, Hawaiian whitespotted toby, Leopard catfish.
Twycross: Agile gibbon, Dusky langur, Francois' leaf monkey, Northern grey hornbill.
Waltham Cross: Palestina spiny mouse, Zorilla.
Wareham: Agile gibbon, Bengal slow loris, Benin red-bellied guenon, Gray gibbon, Woolly monkey.
Warminster: Arabian rock hyrax, Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Southern koala, Fantastic poison dart frog.
Warwick: Crowned hawk-eagle.
Washford: African silverbill, Yellow-spotted monitor, Blackfin goodea, Bulldog goodeid, Catarina allotoca, Pygmy glass danio, Striped orange-finned danio, Zacapu allotoca.
Washington: Greenland white-fronted goose.
Watlington: Indian sambar, Great bustard, Malayan sambar.
Weyhill: African harrier hawk, African hawk eagle, Black-winged kite, East African tawny eagle, Indian tawny eagle, Pearl-spotted owlet, Southern striped owl, Wahlberg's eagle.
Weymouth: Western little penguin, Inshore hagfish, mangrove whipray, Nassau grouper, Snooty wrasse, Southern fiddler, Thompson's surgeonfish.
Wilstead: Black-banded owl.
Wiltshire: Forest hingeback tortoise.
Winchester: Northern narrow-striped mongoose, Abyssinian village weaver, Blue-grey tanager, Northern brown tortoise, Short-toed rock agama.
Wingham: Black-tailed marmoset, Plantain squirrel, Spix's night monkey, Vervet, Common map turtle, Frog-eyed sand gecko, Gray's monitor, Henkel's giant gecko, Qathara gecko, Ruthven's kingsnake, Speckled kingsnake, Yellow-spotted monitor.
Woburn: Ambon red lory.
Woodhurst: African barn owl, Crested serpent eagle, Rufous-legged owl.
Wraxall: Aplomado falcon, Eastern common crane, Spix's guan, Venezuelan parakeet, Malayan box turtle.
Yarmouth: Bauer's chameleon gecko, Checkered gartersnake, Common map turtle, Common wonder gecko, Crevice spiny lizard, Desert horned lizard, Eastern garden lizard, Haitian curly-tailed lizard, Oriental brown-sided skink, Vieillard's chameleon gecko.
Ballagh: Australian ibis.
Jersey Zoo
Well know for its connections with Gerald Durrell, Jersey continues to set the tone for in situ conservation conducted by zoos worldwide. It also has a fabulous collection, which, while perhaps not as large as others in the country, comprises some lovely species to make up for it.
Mammals: Comoro flying fox, Golden-rumped lion tamarin.
Birds: African white-backed duck, British red-billed chough, Javan green magpie, Sunda hooded pitta.
Reptiles: Anguilla racer, Bojer's skink, Bourton's snake-eyed skink, Leach's anole, Lesser night gecko, Madagascar big-headed side-necked turtle, Madagascar flat-tailed tortoise, Madagascar ground gecko, Mauritius day gecko, Orange-tailed skink, Pygmy leaf chameleon, Round Island keel-scaled boa, Round Island skink, South Vietnamese box turtle, Spotted martinique anole.
Amphibians: Amazon poison frog, Mexican leaf frog, Spotted poison frog.
In summary, 24 rarities, of which 7 are bolded and a further 3 are underlined.
Belfast: Black saki, Crowned sifaka, Francois' leaf monkey, Spotted necked otter, Venezuelan red howler, Antarctic gentoo penguin, Long-billed black cockatoo, Western rockhopper penguin.
Comber: African white-backed duck, Greenland white-fronted goose, Northern cinnamon teal, Pale-bellied brent goose.
Balloch: Southern fiddler.
Cupar: Taiwan sika deer.
Dundee: British red-billed chough.
Edinburgh: Guianan brown capuchin, Taiga musk deer, Antarctic gentoo penguin, Northern rockhopper penguin, Nelson's kingsnake.
Motherwell: Black-tailed marmoset, Saffron-crowned tanager, Desert kingsnake, Veined tree frog.
North Queensferry: Angelshark, Bigeye soldierfish, Elongate unicornfish, Hourglass tree frog, Marbled tree frog.
Polbeth: British bank vole, Eurasian water vole, British jay, British song thrush, Dunlin, Egyptian plover, Asian yellow pond turtle.
St Andrews: Bullseye puffer, Common twig catfish, Reef squirrelfish, Thorny seahorse.
Whitburn: African barn owl, African marsh owl, Band-bellied owl, Barred owl, Collared scops owl, Hartert's little owl, Magellanic horned owl, Rusty-barred owl, South African wood owl, Southern striped owl, Sunda scops owl, Vermiculated eagle owl.
Abergavenny: Prairie falcon.
Barry: Aplomado falcon, Barbary falcon, Black goshawk, Black shaheen falcon, Mountan hawk eagle, North African tawny eagle, Prairie falcon, Red-naped shaheen, Siberian goshawk, Wahlberg's eagle.
Begelly: Black-rumped waxbill, Buff-necked ibis, Macaroni penguin.
Borth: Splendid sunbird, Desert plated lizard.
Brynsiencyn: Shore clingfish.
Colwyn Bay: Mottled weaver, Malayan box turtle.
Llandudno: Magellanic horned owl, Pel's fishing owl, Sri Lankan spot-bellied eagle owl.
Llanelli: Greenland white-fronted goose, Maccoa duck, Northern cinnamon teal, South African yellow-billed duck.
Menai Bridge: Yellow-spotted monitor.
Picton Castle: Buff-necked ibis, Lesser sandhill crane, Saharan striped weasel, Northern sand gecko.
Victoria: African barn owl.
And that is it! All done. Not sure I'd do it again if someone told me ten months ago just how much work it would entail, but there we go. Sincerely hope it is not only useful now but won't become too outdated too fast - we'll have to see how that goes but hopefully at some point I might just do a little revision of the more substantial collections.
The next few posts will be some sort of analysis, with a few rankings etc.
Anyways, thanks so much all for reading and retaining interest in the thread, it's been quite the journey so thanks a lot all!
AL
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