Westfield Pasture Nature Reserve in Tyne and Wear

Westfield Pasture is a nature reserve in Tyne and Wear that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Westfield Pasture is a great place to visit for birdwatching.

Birds found in Westfield Pasture

There have been 169 species of birds recorded in the Westfield Pasture area.

(Larus argentatus subsp. argentatus)
(Pica pica subsp. pica)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canary (Serinus canaria)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
(Linaria cannabina subsp. autochthona/cannabina)
(Troglodytes troglodytes subsp. troglodytes)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Westfield Pasture

There have been 30 species of mammals recorded in the Westfield Pasture area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)