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Bar-tailed Godwit
Look out for this long-beaked wader round the Lizard coastline in winter, or on passage in spring and autumn. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Black Redstart
Some Black Redstarts do overwinter in the relatively warmer south-west of the UK, but this is primarily a migratory species. Photo: Ray Surridge
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Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gulls form large flocks in the autumn and winter months. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Buzzard
The Buzzard is the most common bird of prey in the UK.Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Carrion Crow
Carrion Crows can be seen throughout the year. All too often maligned in popular culture, these are amazing and intelligent birds.Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Chough
Choughs have been breeding at Southerly Point for many years now. Photo: Ken Billington
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Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpipers are often spotted on the Helford, on their migration. Read on to find a video showing its characteristic, and very endearing, bobbing motion as it forages for food. […]
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Cormorant
Cormorants are expert fishers: they can be seen round the coast of The Lizard and on the Helford. Photo: Ray Surridge
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Dunlin
Dunlins can be spotted in estuaries and salt marshes in the autumn and winter. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Fulmar
Fulmars look superficially like gulls but are, in fact, related to Albatrosses. They can be spotted near to coastal cliffs, such as at Lizard Point. Photo: Amanda Scott
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Gannet
Gannets do not breed on the Lizard, but can be seen flying past over the sea as they hunt far and wide for food. Photo: © Natural England/AllanDrewitt
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Great Black-backed Gull
In winter, Great Black-backed Gulls will often venture inland to hunt for food: look out for them near inland pools or scavenging at disposal sites.Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA […]
Cliffs & coastline: birds
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