Mounsey Nature Reserve in Somerset

Mounsey is a nature reserve in Somerset that is managed by Somerset Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Mounsey

There have been 52 species of birds recorded in the Mounsey area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Mounsey

There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Mounsey area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)