Brook Vessons Nature Reserve in Shropshire

Brook Vessons is a nature reserve in Shropshire that is managed by Shropshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Brook Vessons

There have been 72 species of birds recorded in the Brook Vessons area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Brook Vessons

There have been 20 species of mammals recorded in the Brook Vessons area.

55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)