Baston Fen Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire

Baston Fen is a nature reserve in Lincolnshire that is managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Baston Fen is a great place to visit for birdwatching, overwintering birds and wildflowers.

Birds found in Baston Fen

There have been 106 species of birds recorded in the Baston Fen area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
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 Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Baston Fen

There have been 3 species of mammals recorded in the Baston Fen area.

Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)