Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire

Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a nature reserve in Bedfordshire that is managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Birds found in Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit

There have been 60 species of birds recorded in the Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit area.

Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)