The Riddy Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire

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

Birds found in The Riddy

There have been 116 species of birds recorded in the The Riddy area.

Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
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)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)

Mammals found in The Riddy

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the The Riddy area.

Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)