Clapgate Pits Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire

Clapgate Pits is a nature reserve in Lincolnshire that is managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Clapgate Pits

There have been 53 species of birds recorded in the Clapgate Pits area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Clapgate Pits

There have been 4 species of mammals recorded in the Clapgate Pits area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)