The Raven – Corvus corax The Raven is a large all-black bird, a member of the crow family. It is large bird , the biggest member of the crow family.with […]
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The Short-eared Owl – Asio flammeus The short-eared owl is mottled yellowy-brown above, paler underneath and has dark circles around its yellow eyes. Short ‘ear tufts’ provide its common name. […]
The Meadow Brown butterfly – Maniola jurtina The medium-sized meadow brown is one of the commonest grassland butterflies, and can be seen in the summer, from June to September. It […]
The Treecreeper – Certhia familiaris The Treecreeper is a small, very active bird with a wingspan of around 20cm that lives in trees. It has a long, slender, downcurved bill, […]
The Eider Duck – Somateria mollissima The Eider is the UK’s heaviest Duck weighting anrounf 2.2kg annd despite its size also the fastest flying duck. It’s a true seaduck, rarely […]
The Crow – Corvus corone With it’s all black plumage and black shiny beak the crow is easily confused with its near cousin the rook. Like all corvids, carrion crows show […]
The Grey Squirrel – Sciurus carolinensis For some people here in the UK the grey squirrel is no more than vermin, a destructive pest and unwanted garden visitor. It’s also […]
The Red Deer – Cervus elaphus The Red Deer is one of only two true native deer species in the British Isles , with the other wild deer species having […]
The Otter – Lutra lutra The Otter is Britain’s largest member of the Weasel Family , leading an amphibious lifestyle in our rivers, lakes and river estuaries. By the 1960s […]
The White Wagtail – Motacila alba The White Wagtail is a familiar sight in the UK and across its vast Europe wide breeding range. These slender, long-tailed songbirds come in […]