Species

A familiar summer visitor that builds mud nests on buildings, bridges or cliffs. Role in nature: it catches fl...

Physical characteristics: A medium-sized bird with a dark brown or greyish body, black head and neck, a yellow...

Famous for its song in regional poetry and culture, the nightingale is a flagship for dense shrubs and riversi...

Physical characteristics and behaviour: The Common Sandpiper is easily recognised by its constant teetering mo...

Physical characteristics: A streamlined and highly aerodynamic waterbird. In breeding plumage it has a black c...

A migratory warbler of scrub, hedges and open bushy habitats. Role in nature: it feeds on insects and berries,...

Physical characteristics and behaviour: A medium-sized bunting, about 16–19 centimetres long, with mostly pale...

A familiar open-country bird of roadsides, fields and dry plains, often among the first songs heard in rural a...

A small snake reaching 37 cm, sandy or grey with narrow dark bands and a distinct neck collar. It is mainly ac...

A small snake reaching 36 cm, pale to yellowish with black head markings and transverse body bands. It is main...

A large snake reaching 200 cm, light brown to sandy with prominent brown blotches along the back. It is noctur...