Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve Nature Reserve in West Yorkshire

Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in West Yorkshire that is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve is a great place to visit for birdwatching, peaceful and wildflowers.

Birds found in Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve

There have been 79 species of birds recorded in the Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
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)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
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)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve area.

Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)