Witches Oak Water Nature Reserve in Derbyshire

Witches Oak Water is a nature reserve in Derbyshire that is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Witches Oak Water

There have been 109 species of birds recorded in the Witches Oak Water area.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Witches Oak Water

There have been 4 species of mammals recorded in the Witches Oak Water area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)