plumage

Goosander or Common merganser Mergus merganser on a lake with sundew, rocks and a beach in the foreground, scrubby vegetation behind, set in northern Wales uplands.

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis looking fierce cut to white

Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus male with erect crest

Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major on side of a tree, ready to drill for insects

Great Tit Parus major on a tree branch with grasses behind

Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus standing on one leg cut to white

Green woodpecker Picus viridis perched on a tree trunk

Grey heron Ardea cinerea quick sketch, standing on one leg in a river

Grey heron Ardea cinerea wading ankle deep in a river with reeds behind

Grey partridge Perdix perdix cut to white with one foot raised

Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea breeding male stood on a mossy stone in a stream

Hen Gallus gallus domesticus egg sitting in a green field with meadow flowers and butterflies, used for packaging

Herring gull Larus argentatus eating a chip from the road in a seaside urban setting

House martin Delichon urbicum coming to feed chicks in a nest under the eaves of a roof, small vignette

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula male displaying

Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis with minnow in its beak, perched on a branch

Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos sketch cut to white

Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus showing pink and green feathers

Pencil sketch comparing size of humming bird, ostrich, hen, and elephant bird

Coot Fulica atra

Corncrake Crex crex standing on a large stone looking alert with grass at its feet

Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Curlew Numenius arquata

Dabchick or Little grebe pair Tachybaptus ruficollis