Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre Nature Reserve in Essex
Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre is a nature reserve in Essex that is managed by Essex Wildlife Trust.
Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre is a great place to visit for birdwatching, butterflies, overwintering birds, peaceful, scenic, spring migrant birds and suits all ages.
Birds found in Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre
There have been 177 species of birds recorded in the Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre area.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) |
| Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Auk (Alle alle) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Mammals found in Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre
There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre area.
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
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