Spot-Billed Pelican Bird Information and Facts Scientific Name: Pelecanus philippensis The spot-billed pelican bird's length is 150cm. Sexes alike. Bird Identification/Appearance Whitish plumage sullied with grey-brown; pink on the lower…
Rosy or White Pelican Bird Information Scientific Name: Pelecanus onocrotalus The white pelican bird is Sexes alike but females slightly smaller. Bird Identification Rose-tinged white plumage; pink feet and yellowish…
Stonechat Bird (Saxicola Torquata) Introduction The stonechat bird typically perches on a bush of gorse to watch for its prey, dropping down to seize it before returning to its perch…
Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) Bird introduction Skylark is another little brown British bird, unremarkable in appearance, reveals itself as a national treasure when it starts to sing. The unrestrained stream of…
Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) Bird Introduction Like all pipits, the meadow pipit bird has a diet of insects, mostly taken as it ambles about (walking, not hopping) on the ground.…
Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) Bird Introduction In high winds, the kestrel can remain motionless in the sky with tiny adjustments of tail and wing feathers; in still air, it remains equally…
Magpie (PICA PICA) Bird Introduction With its clean lines and subtly rich colouring, the magpie is one of Britain's beautiful birds. But it is also an extremely aggressive coloniser, attacking…
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) Brid Introduction The jackdaw bird is another sociable member of the crow family, not quite as communal as the rook but often found in that bird's company…
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) Bird Introduction The hooded crow (Corvus coronecornix) is a close cousin of the carrion crow, found where the carrion crow is not — Ireland, the…
Lapwing Bird - Introduction The lapwing (also called Peewit, Green Plover) is Britain's most common wader. In flight, it can be recognized by its surprisingly rounded wings, and by the…