Fox Covert Nature Reserve in Herefordshire

Fox Covert is a nature reserve in Herefordshire that is managed by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Fox Covert

There have been 77 species of birds recorded in the Fox Covert area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Fox Covert

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Fox Covert area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)