Swallows are always an uplifting sight in the spring and throughout the summer.
Photo: © Richard Birchett

In the colder months, watch out for overwintering Teal on pools and marshes around The Lizard. Windmill Farm is a good place to look.
Photo: Dougy Wright

The UK hosts an important overwintering population of Turnstones. Watch out for them on rockier shores round the Lizard coastline.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

Wheatears are summer visitors to Britain, and in July you can often spot juveniles born in the same year, as well as the striking adults. 
Photo: © Richard Birchett

Whimbrels may be spotted at Lizard Point on migration in the spring and later summer into autumn.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

One of our summer visitors, you can spot Whitethroats into early autumn as they pass by on their way to Africa for the winter.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

Overwintering and migrating Whooper Swans can be spotted on The Lizard's inland pools in autumn and winter.
Photo: Steve Townsend

The Woodchat Shrike is a lovely species from further south that is an occasional vagrant to our shores.
Photo: Dougy Wright

One of our more common bird species, the Woodpigeon is a familiar bird of woods, parks and gardens.
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

The Wren is the most common breeding bird in Britain. 
Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt