Look out for this long-beaked wader round the Lizard coastline in winter, or on passage in spring and autumn.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
Bar-tailed Godwit
Barn Owl
Also known as the Ghost Owl, this nocturnal bird of prey can sometimes be seen hunting during the day. An early evening or dusk walk through the National Trust’s Penrose estate or Windmill Farm may well be accompanied by a Barn Owl’s screeching, or perhaps even a glimpse of its ghostly flight.
Photo: © Richard Birchett
Black Redstart
Some Black Redstarts do overwinter in the relatively warmer south-west of the UK, but this is primarily a migratory species.
Photo: Ray Surridge
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gulls form large flocks in the autumn and winter months.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Blackbird
Blackbirds can be seen throughout the year on The Lizard.
Photo: © Julian Dowse/Natural England
Blue Tit
The Blue Tit is one of our most familiar birds, and a frequent visitor to bird tables.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crows can be seen throughout the year. All too often maligned in popular culture, these are amazing and intelligent birds.
Photo: © Richard Birchett
Chiffchaff
Mainly a summer visitor to the UK, a small but increasing number of this small warbler with its familiar song now overwinters here.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt
Chough
Choughs have been breeding at Southerly Point for many years now.
Photo: Ken Billington