Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve in Hampshire

Swanwick Lakes is a nature reserve in Hampshire that is managed by Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust.

Swanwick Lakes is a great place to visit for birdwatching, historical interest, springtime, suits all ages and wildflowers.

Birds found in Swanwick Lakes

There have been 78 species of birds recorded in the Swanwick Lakes area.

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)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Swanwick Lakes

There have been 13 species of mammals recorded in the Swanwick Lakes area.

55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)