South Walney Nature Reserve in Cumbria
South Walney is a nature reserve in Cumbria that is managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
South Walney is a great place to visit for historical interest, overwintering birds, scenic, spring migrant birds, suits all ages and wildflowers.
Birds found in South Walney
There have been 84 species of birds recorded in the South Walney area.
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Mammals found in South Walney
There have been 4 species of mammals recorded in the South Walney area.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
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