Birds A-Z | Bird Guides - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Spring is in the air and birds are on the move. But some, just like us, start going one way and end up somewhere complet... A series of squeak-like calls sound out among the reeds. Elegantly long, pink legs totter around the water’s edge. A lon... Browse our UK bird guide by name. See birds alphabetised by name and family, A-Z in this handy ...
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Bird Migration Facts and Information - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Birds use a wide range of techniques to navigate along their ‘flyways’ – superhighways for bird migration. They can use physical landmarks like rivers, coastlines or mountains, they can navigate using the sun, the stars, the Earth’s magnetic field, their sense of smell, or even just follow other birds. But no matter how they do it ...
Common Raven Bird Facts | Corvus Corax - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Diet Carrion, mammals, birds and eggs, insects and other invertebrates. Feather Blue, Black. Leg Black. Length 60-68cm. Habitats Woodland, Upland, Urban and Suburban, Marine and Intertidal, Farmland. UK breeding birds 7,400 pairs. Weight 800-1,500g. Wingspan 120-150cm. The common raven is a big black bird, a member of the crow family.
Robin Red Breast Bird Facts | Erithacus Rubecula - The RSPB …
Feather Cream/Buff, Brown, Grey, Orange, Red, White, Yellow. Leg Pink, Brown. Length 14cm. Habitats Woodland, Urban and Suburban, Farmland. UK breeding birds 6,700,000 territories. Weight 14-21g. Wingspan 20-22cm. With a bright orange-red breast, brown back & dumpy shape, robins are familiar garden birds. They are one of only a few garden birds ...
Magpie Bird Facts | Pica Pica - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Diet Omnivore and scavenger. Feather Green, Blue, Black, White. Leg Black. Length 44-46cm. Habitats Woodland, Upland, Urban and Suburban, Farmland, Heathland, Wetland, Grassland. UK breeding birds 600,000 territories. Weight 200-250g. Wingspan 52-60cm. From a distance, the noisy chattering magpies appears black and white, but take a closer look ...
Jay Bird Facts | Garrulus Glandarius - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Feather Cream/Buff, Brown, Grey, Pink/Purple, Blue, Black, White. Leg Pink, Brown. Length 34-35cm. Habitats Woodland, Urban and Suburban, Farmland. UK breeding birds 170,000 territories. Weight 140-190g. Wingspan 52-58cm. Although they are the most colourful members of the crow family, jays are actually quite difficult to see. Find out more.
Cuckoo Bird Facts | Cuculus Canorus - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
The Cuckoo is a dove-sized bird with a blue-grey back, head and chest, and stripey black and white belly. Its sleek body, long tail and pointed wings gives it an appearance not unlike Kestrels or Sparrowhawks. Cuckoos are summer visitors and known for being brood parasites. This means that, instead of building their own nest, the females lay ...
Blackbirds | Facts about Male & Female Blackbirds - The RSPB …
Length 24-25cm. Habitats Woodland, Urban and Suburban, Farmland, Grassland. UK breeding birds 5,100,000 pairs. UK wintering 10-15 million birds. Weight 80-100g. Wingspan 34-38.5cm. While male blackbirds live up to their name, confusingly, females are actually brown, often with spots and streaks on their breasts. Find out more.
Goldfinch Bird Facts | Carduelis Carduelis - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
Leg Pink, Brown. Length 12cm. Habitats Urban and Suburban, Farmland. UK breeding birds 1.2 million pairs. Weight 14-19g. Wingspan 21-25.5cm. A highly coloured finch with a bright red face & yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, they …