Whelford Pools Nature Reserve in Gloucestershire

Whelford Pools is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire that is managed by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Whelford Pools

There have been 124 species of birds recorded in the Whelford Pools area.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
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)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
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)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Whelford Pools

There have been 7 species of mammals recorded in the Whelford Pools area.

Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)