Bewick's swans are the smallest swans to visit the UK. They come here for winter, all the way from Siberia! Find out more Birds and wildlife Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii Group: Ducks, geese and swans UK…
Splash around this wetland paradise while spotting Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, Egrets and Otters among the reedbed Wildfire risk With wildfire risk currently extremely high, we urge visitors to take extra care by…
This is a big, colourful duck, which is bigger than a mallard. Shelducks live mostly around the coast, but sometimes inland. See more duck facts. Birds and wildlife Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Group: Ducks, geese and…
In summer it has silver & black spotted upperparts, a black face, neck & belly. In winter it loses the black feathers & takes on a browny-grey look. Read more Birds and wildlife Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola…
The mute swan is a very large white waterbird. It has a long S-shaped neck, and an orange bill with black at the base of it. Find out more Birds and wildlife Mute Swan Cygnus olor Group: Ducks, geese and swans UK…
The Stone-curlew is a crow-sized bird with a large head, long yellow legs and relatively long wings and tail. Find out more Birds and wildlife Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Group: Thick-knees UK Conservation…
The male is totally black & the female lighter with a pale face. Often seen as large bobbing rafts offshore, or long straggling lines flying along the coast Birds and wildlife Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Group:…
A highland reserve whose patchwork of habitats attracts breeding waders in summer and flocks of wildfowl in winter. Birds and wildlife Greylag Goose Anser anser Group: Ducks, geese and swans UK Conservation status:…
