Dartford Warbler
Small, dark & long-tailed, resident in the UK. Population crashed to
a few pairs in the 1960s, since when it has gradually recovered.
It will perch on top of a gorse stem to sing |
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Nightjar
Nocturnal. Can be seen hawking for food at dusk & dawn.
Pointed wings & a long tail, a shape similar to a kestrel or cuckoo.
Grey-brown, mottled, streaked & barred plumage are ideal camouflage. |
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Woodlark
Streaky brown, a buffy-white eye-stripe meets across the nape.
A well developed crest on its crown is not always conspicuous.
In flight the short tail & broad, rounded wings are noticeable. |
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Lapwing
AKA the peewit in imitation of its display calls, lapwing describes its wavering flight. Its black & white appearance & round-winged shape
in flight make it distinctive, even without its splendid crest. |
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Curlew
The largest European wading bird, instantly recognisable on winter estuaries or summer moors with its long down-curved bill,
brown upperparts & long legs. |
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Redshank
A medium-sized wading bird. Longish red legs & a long, straight bill.
Grey-brown above & whitish below. In flight, it shows very obvious
white rear edges to the wings & a white 'V-shape' up its back. |
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Snipe
Medium sized, skulking wading birds with short legs & longstraight
bills. Mottled brown above, with paler buff stripes on the back,
dark streaks on the chest & pale under parts. |
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