About Wildlife around the woodland area of Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen
The area within a five mile radius of Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen is home to 32 species of mammals and 278 species of birds.
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen is a 42.87 hectare, woodland area in Essex, managed by Essex Wildlife Trust.
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Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen Map
Mammals found near Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen
There have been 32 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
Birds found near Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen
There have been 278 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve and Visitor Cen.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cape/South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Great White Egret (Ardea alba) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
| Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) |
| Red-Rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
| Saker (Falco cherrug) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus subsp. littoralis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. fabalis) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) |
| White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima) |
| Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) |
| Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus subsp. intermedius) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Blue-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flava) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) |
| Cape Teal (Anas capensis) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
| Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) |
| Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) |
| Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Garganey (Anas querquedula) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) |
| Greenland Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe subsp. leucorhoa) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) |
| Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) |
| Hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Auk (Alle alle) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
| Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Puna Teal (Anas puna) |
| Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
| Red Jungle-fowl (Gallus gallus) |
| Red Shoveler (Anas platalea) |
| Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) |
| Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
| Red-Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) |
| Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Silver Teal (Anas versicolor) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Southern Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo subsp. sinensis) |
| Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) |
| Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) |
| Woodlark (Lullula arborea) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
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