Category: Birds

  • Great Skua

    Great Skua

    Great Skuas breed far to the north, but keep an eye out for them at sea as they migrate south in the late summer. Photo (of bird at breeding grounds […]

  • Curlew

    Curlew

    Watch out for Curlews in July and August as they start to move to the coast. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Ringed Plover

    Ringed Plover

    The Helford Estuary is a good place to spot Ringed Plover. Photo: Ray Surridge

  • Woodpigeon

    Woodpigeon

    One of our more common bird species, the Woodpigeon is a familiar bird of woods, parks and gardens. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Wheatear

    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

  • Sedge Warbler

    Sedge Warbler

    Windmill Farm is a good place to spot Sedge Warblers, summer visitors to Britain from Africa, . Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Red Kite

    Red Kite

    Red Kites are magnificent raptors – watch out for them soaring above the Lizard. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Oystercatchers are often spotted round The Lizard’s shoreline. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England

  • Swallow

    Swallow

    Swallows are always an uplifting sight in the spring and throughout the summer. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Gannet

    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

  • Rock Pipit

    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

  • Fulmar

    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

  • Great Northern Diver

    Great Northern Diver

    Great Northern Divers are winter visitors to the seas of the Lizard. Photo: by P199

  • Rook

    Rook

    Rooks, familiar across the British countryside, also have an important place in our folklore. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Mute Swan

    Mute Swan

    Watch for graceful Mute Swans on The Lizard. The creeks of the Helford River are a good place to look. Photo: © Amanda Scott

  • Greenfinch

    Greenfinch

    If you feed your garden birds, you probably won’t need to go far to see Greenfinches, a regular garden visitor, on The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt