Nunnery Mead Nature Reserve in Dorset

Nunnery Mead is a nature reserve in Dorset that is managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Nunnery Mead

There have been 65 species of birds recorded in the Nunnery Mead area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Nunnery Mead

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Nunnery Mead area.

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)