Tag: birds

  • Whooper Swan

    Whooper Swan

    Overwintering and migrating Whooper Swans can be spotted on The Lizard’s inland pools in autumn and winter. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Great Black-backed Gull

    Great Black-backed Gull

    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: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA […]

  • Buzzard

    Buzzard

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

  • Black-headed Gull

    Black-headed Gull

    Black-headed Gulls form large flocks in the autumn and winter months. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Robin

    Robin

    While some birds depart The Lizard for warmer climates in the autumn, others stay with us, including the Robin, cheering us up with its song all through the autumn and […]

  • Grey Wagtail

    Grey Wagtail

    Grey Wagtails are found near upland streams in the summer, but move to lowland habitats in the winter. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Skylark

    Skylark

    In spring and summer, the skies above the heaths and fields of The Lizard are full of the beautiful song of the Skylark. Photo: © Natural England/P. N. Watts

  • Yellow Wagtail

    Yellow Wagtail

    Yellow Wagtails are summer visitors to eastern and northern parts of Britain. They can be spotted in the southwest on migration as they return to their winter home in Africa. […]

  • Wryneck

    Wryneck

    The Wryneck, a relative of the woodpeckers, is one of the rarer visitors to the Lizard in the autumn migrant season. Photo: © Natural England/Dave Cornwell

  • Starling

    Starling

    The glossy plumage of a starling is beautiful to see on a crisp autumn day on the Lizard. In the autumn, you can see the amazing spectacle of a starling […]

  • Wren

    Wren

    The Wren is the most common breeding bird in Britain. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Curlew

    Curlew

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

  • 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

  • Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

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

  • Rook

    Rook

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