Killay Marsh Nature Reserve in Swansea

Killay Marsh is a nature reserve in Swansea that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales.

Birds found in Killay Marsh

There have been 71 species of birds recorded in the Killay Marsh area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Killay Marsh

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Killay Marsh area.

Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)