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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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Snipe
It may be a relatively common wader, but the shy Snipe can be hard to spot. Watch out for it round well-vegetated pool edges on The Lizard, but you need […]
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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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Stonechat
Stonechats, a year-round resident, can be seen openly perching on the top of bushes, and can often be found amongst the gorse of The Lizard. Photo: Ray Surridge
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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
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Whitethroat
One of our summer visitors, you can spot Whitethroats into early autumn as they pass by on their way to Africa for the winter. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Woodchat Shrike
The Woodchat Shrike is a lovely species from further south that is an occasional vagrant to our shores. Photo: Dougy Wright
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Woodpigeon
One of our more common bird species, the Woodpigeon is a familiar bird of woods, parks and gardens. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Wryneck
The Wryneck, a relative of the woodpeckers, is one of the rarer visitors to the Lizard in the autumn migrant season. Photo: © Natural England/Dave Cornwell
