Barr Beacon Nature Reserve in West Midlands

Barr Beacon is a nature reserve in West Midlands that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country.

Birds found in Barr Beacon

There have been 66 species of birds recorded in the Barr Beacon area.

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)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Barr Beacon

There have been 3 species of mammals recorded in the Barr Beacon area.

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)