Nant Melin Nature Reserve in Carmarthenshire

Nant Melin is a nature reserve in Carmarthenshire that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales.

Birds found in Nant Melin

There have been 40 species of birds recorded in the Nant Melin area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Nant Melin

There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Nant Melin area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Otter (Lutra lutra)