Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve in Herefordshire

Bodenham Lake is a nature reserve in Herefordshire that is managed by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust.

Bodenham Lake is a great place to visit for birdwatching, overwintering birds and spring migrant birds.

Birds found in Bodenham Lake

There have been 116 species of birds recorded in the Bodenham Lake area.

American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Bodenham Lake

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Bodenham Lake area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Otter (Lutra lutra)