Overton Mere Nature Reserve in Swansea
Overton Mere is a nature reserve in Swansea that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales.
Birds found in Overton Mere
There have been 115 species of birds recorded in the Overton Mere area.
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Mammals found in Overton Mere
There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Overton Mere area.
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
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