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wren

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) Profile

The nation’s shortest bird at just 10cms long, the diminutive wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) is Britain’s most common breeding bird. Almost entirely brown with dashes of lighter brown and cream, the...

Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) Profile

The nation’s shortest bird at just 10cms long, the diminutive wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) is Britain’s most common breeding bird. Almost entirely brown with dashes of lighter brown and cream, the...

wood pigeon

Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) Profile

The largest pigeon seen in the UK, the woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) is a large grey bird with white neck patches. It is distinguished from the similar stock dove and feral...

Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) Profile

The largest pigeon seen in the UK, the woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) is a large grey bird with white neck patches. It is distinguished from the similar stock dove and feral...

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) Profile

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) Profile

An appealing and dainty bird, the Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) is smaller and darker than the collared dove. It boasts an orangey-brown and black patterned back, a blue-grey head and...

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) Profile

An appealing and dainty bird, the Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) is smaller and darker than the collared dove. It boasts an orangey-brown and black patterned back, a blue-grey head and...

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Profile

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Profile

From a distance, starlings appear to be black, but on closer inspection, they are beautifully glossy birds with a wonderful sheen of purples and greens. They are smaller than blackbirds...

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Profile

From a distance, starlings appear to be black, but on closer inspection, they are beautifully glossy birds with a wonderful sheen of purples and greens. They are smaller than blackbirds...

Song Thrush

Song Thrush

A popular garden bird, the song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is smaller and more brown in colour than the mistle thrush and has more petite spotting to its breast. Its song...

Song Thrush

A popular garden bird, the song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is smaller and more brown in colour than the mistle thrush and has more petite spotting to its breast. Its song...

skylark

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) Profile

The Skylark is probably one of Britain's best loved birds, partly because they have such a beautiful song. They love to sing whilst in flight, sometimes their songs can go...

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) Profile

The Skylark is probably one of Britain's best loved birds, partly because they have such a beautiful song. They love to sing whilst in flight, sometimes their songs can go...