Gelli Hir Nature Reserve in Swansea

Gelli Hir is a nature reserve in Swansea that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales.

Birds found in Gelli Hir

There have been 69 species of birds recorded in the Gelli Hir area.

(Chloris chloris subsp. chloris)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Gelli Hir

There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Gelli Hir area.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
Badger (Meles meles)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)