British birds

Swift Apus apus parent visiting its nest in the eaves of a brick barn

House martin Delichon urbicum at nest in the eaves

House martin Delichon urbicum in flight showing tail and wing shape

Swift Apus apus in flight showing sickle shaped wings and dark stomach

Swift Apus apus and House martin Delichon urbicum comparison of the two birds in flight

Nesting tower for swifts, martins, & bats diagram showing the slots for bats, curved slits for swifts and nests for martins

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris with hawthorn berry sitting on branch

Fieldfare pair Turdus pilaris in hawthorn tree with one eating a berry.

Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata perched on a gravestone, eating a beetle.  Completed for Cusop Churchyard nature panel.

Redwing Turdus iliacus perched on a branch, with a berry in its beak

Two Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage on shoreline

Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage

Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus on branch showing green grey back and yellowish chest.

Pied wagtail Montacilla alba with grass and stone

Pied wagtail Montacilla alba cut to white showing monochrome colours

Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon (Bentham).  Illustration shows idealised grassland scene with insects, birds, and wild flowers one would hope to see in a well managed coastal hay meadow.

Jackdaw Corvus monedula on post with licehn and barbed wire

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs male showing slate blue head and pink chest

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs in flight showing pinkish chest and blue grey head.