This large bird arrives on our shores from Iceland to overwinter in late September, returning northwards to breed from mid March onwards. The whooper swan is a very large bird, in fact one of the ...

The African Jacana is monotypic and hails from the family Jacanidae which consists six genera and eight species. These unusual wading birds are identified by their long legs and extremely long slim ...

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Woodpeckers belong to the family Picidae. There are over 230 recognised species of woodpecker from 33 genera, to be found across the world, albeit many species are specific to relatively small, ...

The Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) is a small grey-brown member of the swallow family, found across southern Europe, north Africa. An exceptionally rare visitor to UK skies, crag ...

Named in honour of the French naturalist and ornithologist, Jean Victor Audouin (1797 – 1841) the Audouin’s gull is one of the world’s rarest and is limited in the main to regions within and ...

A beloved garden companion, the Robin redbreast is the UK’s unofficial national bird. These cheerful birds can be seen and heard throughout the year as they forage and nest alongside us. The Robin is ...

Mallorca has long been known as one of the best places in the Mediterranean for bird watching, especially in the north close to the resort of Puerto Pollensa (also known as Port de Pollença, Majorca).

The Greylag goose is the largest grey goose from the Anser genus of the Anatidae family of waterbirds. A stout, robust and heavyweight bird, the Greylag goose is the closest wild relative and ancestor ...

The black-crowned night heron lives on five of the world’s continents and is the most geographically widespread of all herons. Found year round mainly in the southern hemisphere, they breed and over ...

A symbol of speed and power, the Peregrine Falcon is the most widespread species in the Falconidae family. Known to reach speeds of roughly 200 miles per hour and tackle prey much bigger than ...

The common crane is one of six genera of the crane family (Gruida) and contains five separate species (Grus) which are all monotypic. It is a long distance migrant and one of Europe’s largest birds ...