Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve in Powys
Cors Dyfi is a nature reserve in Powys that is managed by Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust.
Cors Dyfi is a great place to visit for birdwatching, reptiles, scenic, spring migrant birds and suits all ages.
Birds found in Cors Dyfi
There have been 115 species of birds recorded in the Cors Dyfi area.
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| 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) |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| 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 Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| 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) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Mammals found in Cors Dyfi
There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Cors Dyfi area.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
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As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
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