Covenham Reservoir
Walking Routes
false
Parking
freeParking
Dogs
false
Access
wheelchairAccess
About Covenham Reservoir
Covenham Reservoir is a reservoir and treatment works that is approximately 200 acres in its entirety. Construction of the reservoir started in 1963 and finished in 1978.
The total number of species recorded at covenham reservoir, is around 230, dominated mainly by waterfowl, terns and wading birds - this is due to the rather limited habitats.
How to access Covenham Reservoir
Access is via a car park located to the north-west of the reservoir. Once parked, walk up the road to the sailing club.
Species Found Here
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Grebes
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Gulls & Terns
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Sandpipers & Snipes
Great Skua
Catharacta skuaLC
Skuas & Jaegers
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Thrushes
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Gulls & Terns
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Longspurs & Snow Buntings
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Sandpipers & Snipes
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Ducks, Geese & Swans
Little Auk
Alle alleLC
Auks & Puffins
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Leaf Warblers
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
Gulls & Terns
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Sandpipers & Snipes
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Sandpipers & Snipes
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Grebes
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Ducks, Geese & Swans
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Old World Flycatchers
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelisLC
Cormorants & Shags
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Loons & Divers
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Ducks, Geese & Swans
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