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These Doves are slim with a long tail, and their plumage is predominantly pale brown with a pinkish flush on the breast and they have a distinctive black neck collar. They have short red legs and a black bill. Both sexes look alike, but the male has |
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Similar in size and appearance to a House Sparrow, the underparts are streaked brown and the outer tail feathers are white. The legs and bill are dark brown. The female's plumage is similar to the male but has a shorter tail. The head is brown with a |
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Adult birds have slate grey head, breast and upperparts, and blackish barring on the underparts and white spots and tips on the tail. The female is similar but instead of being grey it is red brown. The eyes and legs are yellow and the slightly curve |
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The Mistle Thrush is the largest species of Thrush with a fatter belly, longer tail and smaller head. The sexes are similar looking with a grey brown plumage and bold spots on the breast, long wings and a white edged tail. Juveniles are also similar |
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The Coal Tit looks like a small version of the Great Tit and is similar in size to a Blue Tit, but appears large headed. These perky characters have black heads with white cheeks and a long white nape patch. Males also have an extra stripe of white o |
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As one of the smallest of European birds the Wren is instantly recognisable with a tiny, round body, brown plumage and short perky tail. Both sexes look alike and juveniles look similar to the adults but with a warmer tone to their plumage. They may |
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The Willow Warbler's song is extremely distinctive. A gentle crescendo is followed by cascading phrases, dying away. The song is commonly found to be beautiful to hear plaintive and disyllabic, lasting for around 3 seconds. The Willow Warbler's song |
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Nuthatches are smaller than Sparrows and look much stockier. They are powerful birds with a large head, strong dagger like bill and short tail. They have strong legs with long nails which help them to grip as they travel up and down trees. Their colo |
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Starlings are familiar, scruffy looking birds, and although adult Starlings look black their plumage is actually iridescent. In winter, male Starlings are heavily spotted white and this spotting wears away as the feathers become worn towards spring. |
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Surprisingly this Woodpecker is not actually that 'great' and is only about the size of a starling. They are black and white with striking white shoulder patches and a bright red under tail. Males have a red patch on the nape which distinguishes them |
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The Lapwing is also commonly called a 'Peewit', in imitation of its shrill peeooo wit call. Lapwing flocks usually number over a hundred. Having gathered near feeding areas, these can then be seen flying to warmer conditions, sometimes high above cit |
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A small and plump bird, the Kingfisher is similar in size to a house sparrow and has a long dagger like bill and relatively large head. The two sexes are very similar in their markings with the exception of the bill which is black for the male with a |
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Often confused with Sparrowhawks or with Peregrines, the Goshawk is distinguished by its bright red eyes, its white 'eyebrow' stripe and the characteristic 'S curve' of its wings when held in flight. Males are significantly smaller than females, usua |
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A little brown bird with a short pointy black beak, the House Sparrow is one of the best known and easily identified birds in the UK. Male House Sparrows are recognised by their grey crown, cheeks and under parts, and black throat, upper breast and b |
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Although it looks fat, a Wood Pigeon's feathers actually weigh more than its skeleton! It's the largest and most common Pigeon in the UK and is easy to spot with its long tail, white wing markings and deep belly. They have a mauve pink breast with sp |
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A Song Thrush can be easily recognised by its brown upper parts and cream coloured, heavily spotted under parts. Some people confuse Mistle Thrushes and Song Thrushes, but Song Thrushes are smaller, have v shaped spotting, a warmer tone to their plum |
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The Long Tailed Tit is black and white with pinkish shoulders and under parts. Its head is black with a white crown and black marks above the eyes, and a tiny, stubby black bill. As the name indicates the tail is much bigger than the body and is very |
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A little stouter than other Finches with a chunky pink bill, males are greenish all over with various subtle tinges of colour. They have a defined wing bar of brilliant yellow and in flight you'll see the yellow on the base and sides of the tail. The |
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Swallows are characterised by their long tail streamers, glossy blue black body and creamy white underparts. They have a rich red forehead, chin and throat and the legs and bill are black. The female's tail streamers are shorter than those of the mal |
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A medium sized Warbler with a long tail, the Whitethroat has a slim appearance. The males, females and juveniles have chestnut brown wings, pale brown legs and a brown bill with a dark tip but the females and juveniles are duller in appearance. The m |
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