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The reserve consists of floodplains along the River Yare, and the total area is 7.8 kmē. It centres around the Strumpshaw area.
The alder carr and willow carr support the Swallowtail Butterfly and the Norfolk hawker dragonfly Aeshna isosceles, as well as Marsh Harriers, Bearded TitBearded Tit : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Paradoxornithidae Panurus biarmicus Binomial name Panurus biarmicus Linnaeus, 1758) The Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus is a small passerine bird. It is also frequently known as the Bearded Reedlings and most of the country's Cetti's WarblerCetti's Warbler : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Sylviidae : Cettia : cetti Binomial name Cettia cetti ( Temminck, 1820) The Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti is an Old World warbler which breeds in southern Europe, and east southern temperate Ass.
The wet grasslands hold internationally important numbers of wigeonEurasian Wigeon Scientific classification : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae Anas penelope Binomial name Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758 The Wigeon or Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the north, nationally important numbers of European White-fronted GooseWhite-fronted Goose : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae Anser albifrons Binomial name Anser albifrons ( Scopoli, 1769) The White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons is a goose closely related to the smaller Lesser White-fronted Goose A. eryth, and Britain's largest flock of Bean GooseBean Goose : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae Anser fabalis Binomial name Anser fabalis Latham, 1787) The Bean Goose Anser fabalis is a large goose breeding in northern Europe and Asia. It is migratory and winters further south in Euro, as well as LapwingThe Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus , also known as the Peewit or just Lapwing is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Europe, and across temperate Asia. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further, Redshank and SnipeCommon Snipe : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Gallinago : gallinago Binomial name Gallinago gallinago Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a small stocky shorebird. Adults have short greenish-grey legs and.
The RSPB controls the water levels, maintains the dykes, cuts the reedbeds and keeps disturbance of the wildlife to a minimum.
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