Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire
Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits is a nature reserve in Cambridgeshire that is managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits is a great place to visit for geological interest, historical interest, lichens and mosses and wildflowers.
Birds found in Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits
There have been 85 species of birds recorded in the Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits area.
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Mammals found in Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits
There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits area.
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
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