Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve in West Midlands
Sandwell Valley is a nature reserve in West Midlands that is managed by RSPB.
Just a stone’s throw from England’s second city, get close to nature at Sandwell Valley.
Sandwell Valley
Birds found in Sandwell Valley
There have been 131 species of birds recorded in the Sandwell Valley area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| 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) |
| Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| 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) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Mammals found in Sandwell Valley
There have been 9 species of mammals recorded in the Sandwell Valley area.
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
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