Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve in Merseyside

Lunt Meadows is a nature reserve in Merseyside that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

Birds found in Lunt Meadows

There have been 93 species of birds recorded in the Lunt Meadows area.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Lunt Meadows

There have been 14 species of mammals recorded in the Lunt Meadows area.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)