Bowesfield Nature Reserve in County Durham

Bowesfield is a nature reserve in County Durham that is managed by Tees Valley Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Bowesfield

There have been 87 species of birds recorded in the Bowesfield area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red-Rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Bowesfield

There have been 3 species of mammals recorded in the Bowesfield area.

Mole (Talpa europaea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)