Merry's Meadows Nature Reserve in Rutland

Merry's Meadows is a nature reserve in Rutland that is managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Merry's Meadows

There have been 61 species of birds recorded in the Merry's Meadows area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Merry's Meadows

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Merry's Meadows area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)