| Common Name | Latin Name | Status at Kings Dyke Nature reserve |
| Grey partridge | Perdix perdix | Occasional |
| Curlew | Numenius arquata | Occasional passage |
| Black tailed godwit | Limosa limosa | Occasional passage |
| Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | Regular winter |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | Occasional winter |
| Ring ouzel | Turdus torquatus | Annual passage |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | Regular winter |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | Regular winter |
| Spotted flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Regular passage |
| Black redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | Regular birds in recent years – potential breeder in the brickworks |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Occasional passage |
| Yellow wagtail | Motacilla flava | Regular summer |
| Grey wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Regular |
| Tree pipit | Anthus trivialis | One record |
| Lesser redpoll | Carduelis cabaret | Regular winter |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Status at Kings Dyke Nature reserve |
| Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | Regular throughout year |
| Wigeon | Anas penelope | Regular winter |
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | Regular all year |
| Teal | Anas crecca | Regular all year |
| Garganey | Anas querquedula | Occasional passage |
| Shoveller | Anas clypeata | Regular winter |
| Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | 1 record |
| Quail | Coturnix coturnix | 1 record |
| Gannet | Morus bassanus | 1 record |
| Honey buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Occasional passage |
| Montagu’s harrier | Circus pygargus | Occasional passage |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | 2 records – 1 long stayer |
| Spotted crake | Porzana porzana | 1 record |
| Crane | Grus grus | Regular over |
| Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Regular |
| Bar tailed godwit | Limosa lapponica | Occasional |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Occasional |
| Common sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Annual |
| Green sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Regular |
| Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Occasional |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Regular – good numbers in winter |
| Common gull | Larus canus | Regular winter |
| Tawny owl | Strix aluco | Regular |
| Short eared owl | Asio flammeus | Occasional winter |
| Swift | Apus apus | regular summer |
| Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Regular – possible breeder close by |
| House martin | Delichon urbica | Regular summer |
| Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Occasional passage |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Status at Kings Dyke Nature reserve |
| Water Shrew | Neomys fodiens | Frequent around main lake |
| Common Shrew | Sorex araneus | Frequent |
| Pygmy Shrew | Sorex minutus | Frequent |
| Northern mole | Talpa europea | Occasional mole hill |
| Common pipistrelle | Pipistrellus pipistrellus | Common |
| Soprano pipistrelle | Pipistellus pygmaeus | Common |
| Nathusius pipistrelle | Pipistrellus nathusii | Two records |
| Brown long eared | Plecotus auritus | Occasional |
| Noctule | Ncytalus noctula | Occasional |
| Barbastelle | Barbastella barbastellus | Single record |
| Daubenton’s | Myotis daubentonii | Common over lake |
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Regular |
| Otter | Lutra lutra | Occasional |
| Badger | Meles meles | Regular, active sett |
| Stoat | Mustela ermine | Regular |
| Weasel | Mustela nivalis | Occasional |
| American mink | Mustela vison | Occasional (trapped) |
| Red deer | Cervus elaphus | One spent winter in 2000 |
| Chinese water deer | Hydropotes inermis | One record |
| Chinese muntjac | Muntiacus reevesi | Common |
| Roe deer | Capreolus capreolus | Becoming frequent |
| Grey Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | Common |
| Northern Water Vole | Arvicola amphibius | Common |
| Bank Vole | Myodes glareolus | Occasional |
| Field Vole | Microtus agrestis | Abundant |
| Wood Mouse | Apodemus sylvaticus | Common |
| Harvest mouse | Micromys minutus | Frequent |
| Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus | Common (controlled) |
| Brown Hare | Lepus europaeus | Occasional |
| Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Abundant |
| Latin name | Common name | Status at Kings Dyke Nature reserve |
| Aeshna cyanea* | Southern hawker | Occasional |
| Aeshna grandis* | Brown hawker | Frequent |
| Aeshna mixta* | Migrant hawker | Common |
| Anax imperator* | Emperor | Frequent |
| Brachytron pratense* | Hairy dragonfly | Common |
| Chalcolestes viridis | Willow emerald | Single record |
| Coenagrion puella* | Azure damselfly | Common |
| Coenagrion pulchellum* | Variable damselfly | Abundant |
| Enallagma cyathigerum* | Common blue damselfly | Common |
| Erythromma najas* | Red eyed damselfly | Frequent |
| Ischnura elegans* | Blue-tailed damselfly | Common |
| Lestes sponsa* | Emerald damselfly | Common |
| Libellula depressa* | Broad bodied chaser | Occasional |
| Libellula fulva | Scarce chaser | Rare |
| Libellula quadrimaculata* | Four-spotted chaser | Common |
| Orthetrum cancellatum* | Black-tailed skimmer | Common |
| Pyrrhosoma nymphula* | Large red damselfly | Frequent |
| Sympetrum sanguineum* | Ruddy darter | Common |
| Sympetrum striolatum* | Common darter | Abundant |
| * breeding | Total species | 19 |
| Latin name | Common name | Status at Kings Dyke Nature reserve |
| Hesperiidae | ||
| Ochlodes sylvanus | Large skipper | Common |
| Thymelicus lineola | Essex skipper | Frequent |
| Lycaenidae | ||
| Aricia agestis | Brown argus | Common |
| Callophrys rubi | Green hairstreak | Frequent |
| Celastrina argiolus | Holly blue | Common |
| Lycaena phlaeas | Small copper | Frequent |
| Polyommatus icarus | Common blue | Common |
| Nymphalidae | ||
| Aglais urticae | Small tortoiseshell | Common |
| Aphantopus hyperantus | Ringlet | Common |
| Argynnis paphia | Silver-washed fritillary | Single record |
| Coenonympha pamphilus | Small heath | Occasional |
| Cynthia cardui | Painted lady | Occasional |
| Inachis io | Peacock | Common |
| Lasiommata megera | Wall | Common |
| Maniola jurtina | Meadow brown | Common |
| Melanargia galathea | Marbled white | Single record |
| Pararge aegeria | Speckled wood | Common |
| Polygonia c-album | Comma | Frequent |
| Pyronia tithonus | Gatekeeper | Common |
| Vanessa atalanta | Red admiral | Frequent |
| Pieridae | ||
| Anthocharis cardamines | Orange tip | Common |
| Colias croceus | Clouded yellow | Rare |
| Gonepteryx rhamni | Brimstone | Frequent |
| Pieris brassicae | Large white | Common |
| Pieris napi | Green veined white | Common |
| Pieris rapae | Small white | Common |
| Total species | 26 |