Matford Marsh Nature Reserve in Devon

Matford Marsh is a nature reserve in Devon that is managed by RSPB.

Birds found in Matford Marsh

There have been 100 species of birds recorded in the Matford Marsh area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
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)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
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)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
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 Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
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)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Matford Marsh

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Matford Marsh area.

Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)