Priory Wood SSSI Nature Reserve in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
Priory Wood SSSI is a nature reserve in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) that is managed by Gwent Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in Priory Wood SSSI
There have been 168 species of birds recorded in the Priory Wood SSSI area.
| (Branta canadensis subsp. canadensis) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| 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 Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
| Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Great White Egret (Ardea alba) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
| 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 Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (curruca) (Sylvia curruca subsp. curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Mammals found in Priory Wood SSSI
There have been 28 species of mammals recorded in the Priory Wood SSSI area.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Domestic Dog (Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Pine Marten (Martes martes) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) |
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