Radipole Lake Nature Reserve in Dorset

Radipole Lake is a nature reserve in Dorset that is managed by RSPB.

Birds found in Radipole Lake

There have been 153 species of birds recorded in the Radipole Lake area.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
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 Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
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)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
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 Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
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 Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Southern Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo subsp. sinensis)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Radipole Lake

There have been 16 species of mammals recorded in the Radipole Lake area.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)