british birds

Lapland bunting guide: identification, call and facts

The Lapland bunting is a very rare winter visitor in the UK, with the occasional pair breeding. Learn all about this tundra bird, including what it looks like, its call, favoured habitat and breeding with your expert birder's guide.
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Cley Marshes walk, Norfolk

This easy 3.5-mile circular walk is the best way to observe Cley Marshes incredible wildlife.
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Ellie Harrison: How small acts can save Britain's birds

The only living link to dinosaurs, birds are a daily wonder in Britain’s skies, lands and seas. Small acts can save them, says BBC Countryfile's Ellie Harrison
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Grebe guide: British species, how to identify and where to see them

Duck-like and characterful, often with poetic courtship displays, Britain's grebes make a marvellous sighting for any birdwatcher. Here, we reveal five species to look out for in the UK.
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Cirl bunting guide: how to identify, call and amazing facts

The cirl bunting has a dry trill on a single note, a bit like an insect. Learn all about this rare songbird, including what it looks like, its call, favoured UK habitat and distribution with your expert birder's guide
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Corn bunting guide: call, how to identify and surprising facts

The corn bunting can be tricky to identify, but look a little closer at this unassuming bunting and you'll find plenty of surprises. Learn all about the songbird, including what it looks like, its call, favoured habitat and courtship with your expert birder's guide
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Reed bunting guide: call, appearance and facts

The reed bunting can be seen all year round in the UK in a variety of habitats, from reedbeds and marshes to farmland, heathland and coastal grassland. Learn all about this small brown bunting, including what it looks like, its call and the difference between males and females with your expert guide.
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Yellowhammer guide: song, appearance, breeding and facts

The yellowhammer is one of the easiest buntings to identify in the UK. Learn all about this famous songster, including what it looks like, its summer song and its breeding behaviour with your expert guide
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Fly into the secretive world of buntings with your definitive guide to these magical songbirds

Buntings are a group of seed-eating songbirds that bear many of the same characteristics as finches. In this guide, we explore the differences and reveal six species to look out for in the UK.
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Black tern guide: migration, identification and feeding

The black tern is a passage migrant in the UK and part of a group known as the 'marsh terns'. Learn more about this seabird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to black terns
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Little tern guide: identification, distribution and nesting

As its name suggests, the little tern is the smallest uk turn species. Learn more about this seabird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to little terns
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Roseate tern guide: identification, distribution and migration

The roseate tern is a very rare seabird in the UK, with 94 breeding pairs. Learn more about this bird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to roseate terns
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Arctic tern guide: migration, identification and distribution

The Arctic tern has the longest regular migration in the world, flying as much as 90,000km in a year. Learn more about this seabird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to Arctic terns
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Common tern guide: facts, identification and courtship

The common tern has a red bill with a black tip, and a rather flat crown. Learn more about this seabird, including what they look like, courtship and habitat with BBC Countryfile magazine's expert guide to common terns
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Sandwich tern guide: facts, breeding and migration

The sandwich tern is our largest tern, easily identified by its black, crested cap in spring and early summer. Learn more about this seabird, including what they look like, breeding and migration patterns with BBC Countryfile magazine's expert guide to sandwich terns
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