Author: Amanda Scott

  • Snakelocks Anemone

    Snakelocks Anemone

    Snakelocks Anemones are mainly found in rockpools at the low tide mark on the shore. Photo: ©Natural England/Ross Bullimore

  • Dahlia Anemone

    Dahlia Anemone

    Dahlia Anemones are a common rockpool find on the lower shore. Photo: ©Natural England/F Dipper

  • Yellow-legged Mining Bee

    Yellow-legged Mining Bee

    The first flight period of the Yellow-legged Mining Bee is in the spring, when you can spot them nectaring on flowers. You can also look out for their nests in […]

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

    Blackbirds can be seen throughout the year on The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/David Fanaroff

  • Redwing

    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

  • Columbus Crab

    Columbus Crab

    This small crab species is an occasional visitor to Cornwall’s shoreline, brought here by storms and strong currents, often in the company of Goose Barnacles. They can sometimes be spotted […]

  • Ross’s Gull

    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

  • Fieldfare

    Fieldfare

    Flocks of Fieldfares can be spotted out on The Lizard through the winter, often in mixed flocks with Redwing. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Goose Barnacles

    Goose Barnacles

    Look out for Goose Barnacles washed up on shore attached to driftwood and other flotsam on the beach, especially after stormy weather. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (see main article for full […]

  • Common Sandpiper

    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. […]

  • Short-eared Owl

    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

  • Hornet

    Hornet

    Hornets are not anything like as fearsome as they look. Photo: Ray Surridge

  • Compass Jellyfish

    Compass Jellyfish

    It’s easy to see how the Compass Jellyfish gets its name. Photo: Ray Surridge

  • Swollen-thighed Beetle

    Swollen-thighed Beetle

    Look out for the sparkling copper-green of the Swollen-thighed Beetle on flowerheads on hot sunny summer days.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Chrysotoxum elegans (hoverfly)

    Chrysotoxum elegans (hoverfly)

    The striking and nationally scarce hoverfly Chrysotoxum elegans is often found near the coasts of south-west England and southern Wales. Poltesco is a good place to look for it. Photo: […]

  • Western Bee-fly

    Western Bee-fly

    The Western Bee-fly is a fairly rare species in the UK – it has been spotted on The Lizard, both near Kennack and at Poltesco. Photo: Tony Blunden