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Redwing
Windmill Farm is a good place to spot Redwing, often in mixed flocks with Fieldfare. Both species are winter visitors to The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Ring Ouzel
This member of the thrush family is easily mistaken at a distance for its cousin, the Blackbird, but a closer look gives the game away. A passage migrant across The […]
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Rook
Rooks, familiar across the British countryside, also have an important place in our folklore. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Sand Martin
In the spring and early summer, look out for breeding Sand Martins. They nest in burrows in sandy banks and cliffs. Photo: Myosotis Scorpioides at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL]
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Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owls often hunt by day, so it’s worth keeping an eye out for them, especially through the winter. Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Skylark
In spring and summer, the skies above the heaths and fields of The Lizard are full of the beautiful song of the Skylark. Photo: © Natural England/P. N. Watts
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Snow Bunting
A breath of Arctic air – Snow Buntings can be spotted on migration at Lizard Point. Photo: © Natural England/Julian Dowse
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Sparrowhawk
Although the Sparrowhawk breeds in woodland, it can be spotted hunting across many habitats. Photo: © Natural England/Andy Neale
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Starling
The glossy plumage of a starling is beautiful to see on a crisp autumn day on the Lizard. In the autumn, you can see the amazing spectacle of a starling […]
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Swallow
Swallows are always an uplifting sight in the spring and throughout the summer. Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Swift
Those screaming cries, that wheeling flight – the sound and sight of summer. Photo: © Alexis Lours, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wheatear
Wheatears are summer visitors to Britain, and in July you can often spot juveniles born in the same year, as well as the striking adults. Photo: © Richard Birchett
