Lea Meadows Nature Reserve in Leicestershire
Lea Meadows is a nature reserve in Leicestershire that is managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in Lea Meadows
There have been 82 species of birds recorded in the Lea Meadows area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Mammals found in Lea Meadows
There have been 9 species of mammals recorded in the Lea Meadows area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
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