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  • Cirrus and cumulus clouds against a blue sky
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  • Great Egret - Ardea alba
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  • Southern Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus
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  • Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
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  • Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
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  • Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • Turtle Rock and the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly
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  • Angry clouds and surf around Shipman Head, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, UK
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  • Horseshoe Bay, South Shore, Bermuda
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  • Horseshoe Bay, South Shore, Bermuda
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  • Surf around Shipman Head, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, UK
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  • Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
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  • Farnham Heath RSPB Nature Reserve, Surrey
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  • White Stork - Ciconia ciconia
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  • Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
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  • Gannet - Morus bassana - 2nd calendar year
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  • Gannet - Morus bassana - 2nd calendar year
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  • Great Egret - Ardea alba
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  • Starlings - Sturnus vulgaris
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  • Starlings - Sturnus vulgaris
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  • Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria
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  • Pintail - Anas acuta<br />
female
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  • Pintail - Anas acuta
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  • Long-tailed Skua - Stercorarius longicaudus
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  • Alpine Swift - Apus melba
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  • Alpine Swift - Apus melba
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  • Alpine Swift - Apus melba
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  • Alpine Swift - Apus melba
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  • Alpine Swift - Apus melba
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  • Alpine Swift - Apus melba
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  • Pallid Swift - Apus pallidus
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  • Mature pollarded Ash - Fraxinus excelsior, in spring, Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire.
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  • Mature pollarded Ash - Fraxinus excelsior, in spring, Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire.
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  • Mature pollarded Ash - Fraxinus excelsior, in spring, Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire.
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  • Rough-legged Buzzard - Buteo lagopus - juvenile
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  • Mature pollarded Ash - Fraxinus excelsior, on woodland boundary, Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire.
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  • Mature pollarded Ash - Fraxinus excelsior, on woodland boundary, Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire.
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  • Autumn Beech, Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire
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  • Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
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  • Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
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  • Scarlet Ibis - Eudocimus ruber
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  • Heerman's Gull - Larus heermanni
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  • Idylic sandy beach on the island of Bermuda, a British territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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  • American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
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  • Small lake close to Elkwood camp ground, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis
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  • View over mountain range from Engerdine Lodge grounds, Spray Valley Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
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  • View over mountain range from Engerdine Lodge grounds, Spray Valley Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
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  • St Michael's Mount near Marazion, Penzance, Cornwall
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  • Sunset over the Red Deer River in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
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  • Holly Ilex aquifolium Aquifoliaceae Height to 15m <br />
Distinctive evergreen. Bark Silver-grey, fissured with age. Branches Sweep downwards but tips turn up. Leaves To 12cm long, leathery, variably wavy with spiny margins. Reproductive parts White flowers, 6mm across, 4-petalled, clustered in leaf axils; males and females grow on different trees. Fruits are red berries. Status Common native in woods and hedgerows.
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  • Skylark Alauda arvensis L 18cm. Has nondescript plumage and best known for incessant song, delivered in flight. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked sandy-brown upperparts and paler underparts; breast is streaked and flushed buff. Short crest is sometimes raised. In flight, note whitish trailing edge to wings and white outer tail feathers. Juvenile is similar but with scaly-looking back. Voice Rapid song comprises trills, whistles and elements of mimicry. Call is a rolling chrrrp. Status Favours grassy habitats including meadows, heaths and arable farmland. Has declined alarmingly, due to changes in farming practises, but still common. Forms flocks outside breeding season; upland breeding birds move to lowlands in winter.
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  • Skylark Alauda arvensis L 18cm. Has nondescript plumage and best known for incessant song, delivered in flight. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked sandy-brown upperparts and paler underparts; breast is streaked and flushed buff. Short crest is sometimes raised. In flight, note whitish trailing edge to wings and white outer tail feathers. Juvenile is similar but with scaly-looking back. Voice Rapid song comprises trills, whistles and elements of mimicry. Call is a rolling chrrrp. Status Favours grassy habitats including meadows, heaths and arable farmland. Has declined alarmingly, due to changes in farming practises, but still common. Forms flocks outside breeding season; upland breeding birds move to lowlands in winter.
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  • Gyr Falcon - Falco rusticolus - pale phase
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  • Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus L 60-75cm. Similar to Bean Goose, but smaller and more compact; smaller bill is marked with pink. Pink leg colour is diagnostic. In flight, note pale blue-grey back, rump and upperwing coverts, and extent of white on tail. Forms single-species flocks. Sexes are similar. Adult has dark chocolate-brown head and upper neck, grading to buffish brown on breast and belly. Back is blue-grey with pale feather margins. Juvenile is similar but back is buffish and feathers lack clear pale margins; leg and bill colours are dull. Voice Utters nasal, trumpeting cackles; higher pitched than Bean Goose. Status Locally common winter visitor, mainly from Iceland; favours stubble fields and grassland.
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  • Alder Carr - Alnus glutinosa Betulaceae Height to 25m. Spreading, often multi-stemmed tree. Bark Brownish, fissured into squarish plates. Branches Ascending in young trees. Young twigs sticky. Buds 7mm long, on 3mm-long stalks. Leaves Stalked, to 10cm long, rounded with notched apex. Reproductive parts Purplish male catkins, in bunches of 2–3, appear first in winter. Female catkins cone-like, reddish at first ripening green by summer. Status Common beside water.
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  • Goat Willow (Sallow) - Salix caprea (Salicaceae). HEIGHT to 12m. Depending on its situation this may be a multi-branched, dense, shrubby tree, or a taller tree with a straight, ridged stem and sparsely domed crown. SHOOTS Thick, stiff twigs are hairy at first, but become smoother and yellowish-brown with age. If the twigs have the bark peeled off they are smooth. (Compare with Grey Willow.) LEAVES Large, up to 12cm long and oval, with a short twisted point at the tip. The upper surface is dull green and slightly hairy, the lower surface is noticeably grey and woolly. The leaf margins have small, irregular teeth, and the short petiole sometimes has 2 ear-like sinuous stipules at its base. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, on separate trees, appear before the leaves, often very early in the spring in sheltered places. Measuring up to 2.5cm long, they are ovoid and covered with greyish silky hairs before opening; at this time, Goat Willow is often called ‘Pussy Willow’ because the silky-grey buds bear a fanciful resemblance to cats’ paws. When they open, the male catkins become bright yellow. Female catkins are greener and produce numerous silky-haired seeds. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A widespread and common native species in Britain and Ireland, occurring in woods, hedgerows and scrub, and often in drier places than other similar species.
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  • Goat Willow (Sallow) - Salix caprea (Salicaceae). HEIGHT to 12m. Depending on its situation this may be a multi-branched, dense, shrubby tree, or a taller tree with a straight, ridged stem and sparsely domed crown. SHOOTS Thick, stiff twigs are hairy at first, but become smoother and yellowish-brown with age. If the twigs have the bark peeled off they are smooth. (Compare with Grey Willow.) LEAVES Large, up to 12cm long and oval, with a short twisted point at the tip. The upper surface is dull green and slightly hairy, the lower surface is noticeably grey and woolly. The leaf margins have small, irregular teeth, and the short petiole sometimes has 2 ear-like sinuous stipules at its base. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Male and female catkins, on separate trees, appear before the leaves, often very early in the spring in sheltered places. Measuring up to 2.5cm long, they are ovoid and covered with greyish silky hairs before opening; at this time, Goat Willow is often called ‘Pussy Willow’ because the silky-grey buds bear a fanciful resemblance to cats’ paws. When they open, the male catkins become bright yellow. Female catkins are greener and produce numerous silky-haired seeds. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A widespread and common native species in Britain and Ireland, occurring in woods, hedgerows and scrub, and often in drier places than other similar species.Goat Willow (Sallow) Salix caprea (Salicaceae) HEIGHT to 12m. Depending on its situation this may be a multi-branched, dense, shrubby tree, or a taller tree with a straight, ridged stem and sparsely domed crown. SHOOTS Thick, stiff twigs are hairy at first, but become smoother and yellowish-brown with age. If the twigs have the bark peeled off they are smooth. (Compare with Grey Willow.) LEAVES Large, up to 12cm long and oval, with a short twisted point at the tip. The upper surface is dull green and slightly hairy, the lower surface is noticeably grey and woolly. The leaf margins have small, irregular teeth, and the sho
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  • Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus - Summer Adult. L 36-38cm. Similar to Black-headed but has stouter bill; adult has uniformly pale wings. Sexes are similar. Adult in summer has pale grey back and wing coverts, and white flight feathers. Note black hood and white ‘eyelids’; bill is mainly red, with yellow tip and black sub-terminal band. Legs are deep red. In winter, loses dark hood; whitish head has menacing look created by dark smudges. Juvenile has grey-brown upperparts with pale margins to back feathers. Note darkish flush on breast. Bill and legs are dark; tail has dark terminal band. 1st winter bird is similar to juvenile but with plain grey back and dark smudges on head. Adult plumage is acquired by 3rd winter. 2nd year bird resembles adult (at respective times of year) but with variable black in wingtips. Voice Utters cow-cow-cow call. Status Very locally common, usually with Black-headeds. Small numbers nest in S England. More widespread outside breeding season.
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  • Swift Apus apus L 16-17cm. Invariably seen in flight: has anchor-shaped outline and mainly dark plumage. Catches insects on the wing. Sexes are similar. Adult has mainly blackish brown plumage with pale throat. Tail is forked but often held closed in active flight. Juvenile is overall darker but throat and forehead are paler. Voice Loud screaming calls uttered in flight. Status Locally common summer visitor. Nests in churches and loft spaces. Feeding birds gather where insects are numerous.
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • The restored Berks and Wilts canal near Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire
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  • Canada Goose - Branta canadensis. L 95-105cm. Large, familiar goose with long neck and upright stance. All birds have blackish bill and dark legs. In flight, wings appear uniformly grey-brown while stern is white. Sexes are similar. Adult has white cheeks on otherwise black head and neck. Body is mainly grey-brown, darkest on back (pale feather margins creating barring) and palest on breast. Stern is white and tail is dark. Juvenile is similar but barring on back is less distinct. Voice Utters loud, disyllabic trumpeting calls in flight. Status Introduced but now our most widespread goose; commonest in lowland England, usually in vicinity of freshwater, often on nearby grassland.
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  • House Crow - Corvus splendens
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  • Barn Owl - Tyto alba. L 34-38cm. Mainly nocturnal but sometimes hunts from late afternoon onwards. Feeds mainly on grassland small mammals. Flight is leisurely and slow on rounded wings. Responds well to nestbox schemes. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have orange-buff upperparts speckled with tiny black and white dots. Facial disc is heart-shaped and white. In flight, underwings pure white. Voice Utters blood-curdling at night. Status Vulnerable and generally scarce resident species.
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  • Barn Owl - Tyto alba. L 34-38cm. Mainly nocturnal but sometimes hunts from late afternoon onwards. Feeds mainly on grassland small mammals. Flight is leisurely and slow on rounded wings. Responds well to nestbox schemes. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have orange-buff upperparts speckled with tiny black and white dots. Facial disc is heart-shaped and white. In flight, underwings pure white. Voice Utters blood-curdling at night. Status Vulnerable and generally scarce resident species.
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  • Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago L 25-28cm. Distinctive, even in silhouette: has dumpy body, rather short legs and very long, straight bill. Feeds by probing bill in a sewing machine-like manner. Sexes and ages are similar. Adult and juvenile have mainly buffish brown upperparts, beautifully patterned with black and white lines and bars. Note distinctive stripes on head, streaked and barred breast and flanks, and white underparts. Voice Utters one or two sneeze-like kreech calls when flushed. Performs ‘drumming’ display in breeding season: sound caused by vibrating tail feathers. Status Locally common and invariably associated with boggy ground. In breeding season, favours marshes, meadows and moorland bogs. Winter numbers boosted by migrants and then found on wide range of wetland habitats. Sadly, tens of thousands of birds are shot each year.
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  • Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus - white phase
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  • Mute Swan - Cygnus olor L 150-160cm. Large, distinctive water bird and a familiar sight. Swimming birds hold long neck in an elegant curve. Family groups are a feature of lowland lakes in spring. Typically tolerant of people. In flight, shallow, powerful wingbeats produce and characteristic, throbbing whine. Sexes are similar but bill’s basal knob is largest in males. Adult has white plumage although crown may have orange-buff suffusion. Bill is orange-red with black base. Juvenile has grubby grey-brown plumage and dull pinkish grey bill. Voice Mostly silent. Status Our commonest swan; the only resident species. Found on freshwater habitats besides which it nests; in winter, also on sheltered coasts.
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  • Giant's Castle on the coast of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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  • Giant's Castle on the coast of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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  • Giant's Castle on the coast of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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  • View from below Morning Point Battery looking towards Peninnis Head and Lighthouse, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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  • Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis - Winter Adult. L 41cm. Striking seabird with buoyant flight and distinctive call. Sexes are similar. Adult in summer has pale grey back and upperwings; dark, crested cap, and otherwise white plumage Legs are black and long, black bill is yellow-tipped. Looks very white in flight. Non-breeding plumage (seen from late summer onwards) is similar but forehead is white. Juvenile is similar to winter adult but back is barred and scaly. Voice Utters a harsh chee-urrick call. Status Locally common summer visitor and an early-returning migrant. Coastal, nesting on shingle beaches and islands.
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  • The Anglesey coastline close to South Stack, Wales
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  • The Anglesey coastline close to South Stack, Wales
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  • South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey, Wales
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  • South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey, Wales
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  • The Needles Lighthouse, Isle of Wight
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  • The Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • The Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Classic heathland pool, perfect for breeding dragonflies, Decoy Heath, Hampshire
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  • Classic heathland pool, perfect for breeding dragonflies, Decoy Heath, Hampshire
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  • Classic heathland pool, perfect for breeding dragonflies, Decoy Heath, Hampshire
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  • Storm clouds gathering over The Old Light, Lundy Island, Devon
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  • Spring on the River Test near Houghton, Hampshire
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  • Skylark Alauda arvensis L 18cm. Has nondescript plumage and best known for incessant song, delivered in flight. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked sandy-brown upperparts and paler underparts; breast is streaked and flushed buff. Short crest is sometimes raised. In flight, note whitish trailing edge to wings and white outer tail feathers. Juvenile is similar but with scaly-looking back. Voice Rapid song comprises trills, whistles and elements of mimicry. Call is a rolling chrrrp. Status Favours grassy habitats including meadows, heaths and arable farmland. Has declined alarmingly, due to changes in farming practises, but still common. Forms flocks outside breeding season; upland breeding birds move to lowlands in winter.
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  • Skylark Alauda arvensis L 18cm. Has nondescript plumage and best known for incessant song, delivered in flight. Sexes are similar. Adult has streaked sandy-brown upperparts and paler underparts; breast is streaked and flushed buff. Short crest is sometimes raised. In flight, note whitish trailing edge to wings and white outer tail feathers. Juvenile is similar but with scaly-looking back. Voice Rapid song comprises trills, whistles and elements of mimicry. Call is a rolling chrrrp. Status Favours grassy habitats including meadows, heaths and arable farmland. Has declined alarmingly, due to changes in farming practises, but still common. Forms flocks outside breeding season; upland breeding birds move to lowlands in winter.
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