Exe Reed Beds Nature Reserve in Devon

Exe Reed Beds is a nature reserve in Devon that is managed by Devon Wildlife Trust.

Exe Reed Beds is a great place to visit for birdwatching.

Birds found in Exe Reed Beds

There have been 153 species of birds recorded in the Exe Reed Beds area.

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Falcated Teal (Anas falcata)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Gull-Billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Chiffchaff (tristis) (Phylloscopus collybita subsp. tristis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-Footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Exe Reed Beds

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Exe Reed Beds area.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)