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Lizard Point is a great place for spotting migrant birds, such as Sandwich Terns, as they head to their breeding grounds. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

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

Some Mediterranean Gulls overwinter round the Lizard coast, before returning to their summer breeding grounds. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England

Did you know the Herring Gull is a red-listed species in the UK? Photo: Amanda Scott

This Shag was spotted building its nest at Lizard Point. Photo: © Richard Birchett

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: Amanda Scott

Kittiwakes live far out at sea during the winter, but can be spotted round the coast in the breeding season, from March to August. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike

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 […]

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 […]

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

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