Category: heathland-b

  • Nightjar

    Nightjar

    Summer visitors to the UK, the churring call of the male nightjar is an iconic sound of warm heathland evenings.Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Carrion Crow

    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

  • Hobby

    Hobby

    Hobbies fly with such agility and speed, they can even snatch swallows and swifts on the wing. This one was catching a dragonfly over Goonhilly. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Merlin

    Merlin

    The Merlin is our smallest bird of prey, but it makes up for its size with lots of grit and steely determination. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Barn Owl

    Barn Owl

    Also known as the Ghost Owl, this nocturnal bird of prey can sometimes be seen hunting during the day. An early evening or dusk walk through the National Trust’s Penrose […]

  • Woodchat Shrike

    Woodchat Shrike

    The Woodchat Shrike is a lovely species from further south that is an occasional vagrant to our shores.Photo: Dougy Wright

  • Redwing

    Redwing

    Windmill Farm is a good place to spot these winter visitors. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Fieldfare

    Fieldfare

    Flocks of Fieldfares can be spotted out on The Lizard through the winter. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • 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: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Snow Bunting

    Snow Bunting

    A breath of Arctic air – Snow Buntings can be spotted on migration at Lizard Point. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Sparrowhawk

    Sparrowhawk

    Although the Sparrowhawk breeds in woodland, it can be spotted hunting across many habitats. Photo: © Natural England/Andy Neale

  • Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

    Cuckoos migrate back to the UK in the spring. Photo: Aviceda (Wikimedia Commons)

  • Linnet

    Linnet

    Look out for the smart chestnut breasts of male Linnets in their summer plumage. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England

  • Raven

    Raven

    The highly intelligent Raven has great aerial ability given its large size. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Buzzard

    Buzzard

    The Buzzard is the most common bird of prey in the UK. Photo: Richard Birchett

  • Red-backed Shrike

    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