Moor Closes Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire

Moor Closes is a nature reserve in Lincolnshire that is managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Moor Closes

There have been 75 species of birds recorded in the Moor Closes area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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 Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
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)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Moor Closes

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Moor Closes area.

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)