Tarn Sike Nature Reserve in Cumbria

Tarn Sike is a nature reserve in Cumbria that is managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Tarn Sike

There have been 86 species of birds recorded in the Tarn Sike area.

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Tarn Sike

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Tarn Sike area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)