Higham Ferrers Pits (Nene Wetlands) Nature Reserve in Northamptonshire
Higham Ferrers Pits (Nene Wetlands) is a nature reserve in Northamptonshire that is managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Birds found in Higham Ferrers Pits (Nene Wetlands)
There have been 145 species of birds recorded in the Higham Ferrers Pits (Nene Wetlands) area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Great White Egret (Ardea alba) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) |
| Hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corncrake (Crex crex) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Garganey (Anas querquedula) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) |
Mammals found in Higham Ferrers Pits (Nene Wetlands)
There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the Higham Ferrers Pits (Nene Wetlands) area.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
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