Category: woodland&hedges-b

  • Blackcap

    Blackcap

    We are more used to seeing Blackcaps in the summer months, but increasing numbers now overwinter in the UK. Photo: Ron Knight (via Wikimedia Commons)

  • 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

  • Nuthatch

    Nuthatch

    Nuthatches fiercely defend their nesting sites. A bird of broadleaf woodlands, it is also a frequent visitor to garden birdfeeders. Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Pallas’s Warbler

    Pallas’s Warbler

    This autumn and winter visitor to The Lizard was hanging out at Coverack’s sewage works in early 2019. Photo: Dougy Wright

  • 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 […]

  • Firecrest

    Firecrest

    A flash of fiery bronze – watch out for flocks of beautiful Firecrests in the spring. Photo: Dougy Wright

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

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

  • 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

  • Sparrowhawk

    Sparrowhawk

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

  • Coal Tit

    Coal Tit

    Look out for Coal Tits in conifer and mixed woodlands. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Goldfinch

    Goldfinch

    Who doesn’t love a Goldfinch? Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpeckers often turn up at the birdfeeder at the Natural England offices on The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Song Thrush

    Song Thrush

    In the winter, watch out for piles of snail shells next to a rock. Chances are a Song Thrush has been using the rock as an anvil to break the […]

  • Chiffchaff

    Chiffchaff

    Mainly a summer visitor to the UK, a small but increasing number of this small warbler with its familiar song now overwinters here. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Raven

    Raven

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