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Oystercatcher
Oystercatchers are often spotted round The Lizard’s shoreline. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England
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Pied Wagtail
Pied Wagtails are a familiar but welcome sight round The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
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Purple Sandpiper
Scan the rocks near Lizard Point in the winter months, and you may be lucky enough to find a flock of hard-to-see Purple Sandpipers. Photo: By Myosotis Scorpioides at en.wikipedia, […]
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Raven
The highly intelligent Raven has great aerial ability given its large size. Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Razorbill
Although the largest Razorbill breeding colonies are in the north of Scotland, breeding pairs can be found in other parts of the UK. Outside the breeding season, they spend their […]
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Red-backed Shrike
Now pretty much extinct as a breeding species in the UK, you might spot a Red-backed Shrike on The Lizard during its autumn migration back to Africa. Photo: Ron Knight
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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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Rock Pipit
This olive-brown bird is well-camouflaged on the stony beaches it calls home, but watch out for it perching on rocks or feeding along the tidewrack. Photo: MPF / CC BY-SA
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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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Ross’s Gull
This pretty, small gull is native to the High Arctic of Canada and Siberia. This vagrant was spotted early in January 2016 flying by Lizard Point. Photo: Tony Blunden
