Wolborough Fen Nature Reserve in Devon

Wolborough Fen is a nature reserve in Devon that is managed by Devon Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Wolborough Fen

There have been 77 species of birds recorded in the Wolborough Fen area.

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
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)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
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)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Wolborough Fen

There have been 14 species of mammals recorded in the Wolborough Fen area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)