Gunton Meadow Nature Reserve in Suffolk

Gunton Meadow is a nature reserve in Suffolk that is managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

Gunton Meadow is a great place to visit for springtime.

Birds found in Gunton Meadow

There have been 92 species of birds recorded in the Gunton Meadow area.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
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 Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
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 Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Gunton Meadow

There have been 15 species of mammals recorded in the Gunton Meadow area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)