Fauna of the Isles of Scilly (2014) and cedar waxwing ("Bombycilla cedrorum") (2015), awaiting confirmation from the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee. Slowworms ("Anguis fragilis") have been present around Great Popplestone Bay on Bryher since the 1960s. The "Mammals of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly", an atlas published by the Cornwall Mammal Group lists 56 species for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, but most of the mammals found in Cornwall are missing from the islands. These include European badger ("Meles meles"), red fox ("Vulpes vulpes"), stoat ("Mustela erminea"), weasel ("Mustela nivalis") and most other small mammals such as the voles. (The species are listed
European hedgehog days they can roll into a ball. Weaning occurs at four to six weeks of age. European hedgehogs may live to ten years of age, although the average life expectancy is three years. Starvation is the most common cause of death, usually occurring during hibernation. If alarmed, the animal will roll into a ball to protect itself. Many potential predators are repelled by its spines, but predation does occur. Remains of hedgehogs have been found in the stomachs of European badgers ("Meles meles"), red foxes ("Vulpes vulpes") and pine martens ("Martes martes"). A large portion of these may be from