Summer Leys Nature Reserve in Northamptonshire
Summer Leys is a nature reserve in Northamptonshire that is managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Summer Leys Nature Reserve is based around an old gravel pit transformed into an internationally important haven for breeding and wading birds.
Summer Leys is a great place to visit for birdwatching, overwintering birds and spring migrant birds.
Summer Leys
Birds found in Summer Leys
There have been 155 species of birds recorded in the Summer Leys area.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenland Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe subsp. leucorhoa) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
| Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Blue-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flava) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Southern Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo subsp. sinensis) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Mammals found in Summer Leys
There have been 3 species of mammals recorded in the Summer Leys area.
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
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