Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve in Hampshire
Testwood Lakes is a nature reserve in Hampshire that is managed by Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust.
Testwood Lakes is a great place to visit for birdwatching, historical interest, overwintering birds, spring migrant birds and suits all ages.
Birds found in Testwood Lakes
There have been 209 species of birds recorded in the Testwood Lakes area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
| Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
| Red-Rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) |
| Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
| Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Serin (Serinus serinus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| 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) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blacksmith Plover (Hoplopterus armatus) |
| Blue-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flava) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) |
| Canary (Serinus canaria) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
| Falcated Teal (Anas falcata) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) |
| Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodlark (Lullula arborea) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Mammals found in Testwood Lakes
There have been 32 species of mammals recorded in the Testwood Lakes area.
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) |
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