The Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla The blackcap , Sylvia atricapilla is a grey warbler with a distinctive black cap. It is a member of the Sylviidae family of birds . […]
The Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major The Great spotted woodpecker , Dendrocopos major is one of three native woodpeckers here in the U.K ( the other two species are […]
The Kestrel – Falco tinnuncls The Kestrel is the most widely dispersed of the UK’s birds of prey and can be found through the UK. Also referred to as Windhover […]
The Harvest Mouse – Micromys minutus Most people think of the harvest mouse as the tiny red-brown animal clinging to a ripe ear of wheat, however you are just as […]
The White-Tailed Sea Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla by Graham Stewart In the UK, birds of prey don’t come any bigger than the mighty White-tailed Eagle. Their enormous size, measuring between […]
The Goldcrest – Regulus regulus The Goldcrest , Regulus regulus is Britain’s smallest bird at just 9cm in length, and weighs in at just 5.5g . If not for the fiery […]
The Mute Swan – Cygnus olor The mute swan , Cygnus olor , is the UK’s most widespread species of swan, this iconic bird is a member of the waterfowl […]
The Grey Heron – Ardea Cinerea Words and pictures by Graham Stewart Now I know what you are all thinking, the big dummy has spelt Garry wrong. But have I? […]
The Shelduck – Tadora todorno The shelduck is a large and distinctive duck found close to the coast all around the U.K. White, with a black, bottle green head and […]
The Wood Pigeon – Columba palumbus The Wood Pigeon is both he largest and most common pigeon , mostly Rey in colour with a white , green and purple neck and […]
The Stoat – Mustela erminea by Graham Stewart Until recently I have only ever caught occasional, brief glimpses of stoats, never enough of one to actually catch it on camera. […]
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