Buzzard
They are our most common bird of prey, making it perhaps all too easy to take Buzzards for granted. So, next time you spot one, take a moment (or more) to admire its wheeling flight and haunting cry.
Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Dolphins on the Helford
Dolphins on the Helford River from Ray Surridge on Vimeo.
Bottlenosed dolphins (I think) working the Helford River on the 1st Jan 2020
Blackbirds
The 'four calling birds' named in the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas was originally a reference to 'four colly birds', an archaic name for Blackbirds. Find out more about this common garden visitor here.
Photo: © Natural England/Julian Dowse
Kennack Sands Beach Clean, 5 Jan 2020
Join the Friends of Kennack Sands for their first beach clean of 2020. Meet at the beach at 10:00 - full details here.
The Wryneck, a relative of the woodpeckers, is one of the rarer visitors to the Lizard in the autumn migrant season.
Yellow Wagtails are summer visitors to eastern and northern parts of Britain. They can be spotted in the southwest on migration as they return to their winter home in Africa.
