Flitwick Moor Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire

Flitwick Moor is a nature reserve in Bedfordshire that is managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Birds found in Flitwick Moor

There have been 142 species of birds recorded in the Flitwick Moor area.

Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Peach-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Flitwick Moor

There have been 24 species of mammals recorded in the Flitwick Moor area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)