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British Birds

 		Species 1 - 7 of 7
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Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
This bird is very similar in general appearance to the cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), but is smaller and slightly slimmer... More 17 Images 0 Videos
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Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
The shoveler is named for its extraordinary oversized bill, which has a broad spatula-shaped tip. Both sexes have this feature, but... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Skylark (Alauda Arvensis)
When the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote of the skylark 'Hail to thee, blithe spirit, bird thou never were't', he may well have had... More 12 Images 5 Videos
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Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow buntings are known locally as 'snowflakes', and the specific part of the scientific name nivalis means 'snowy'. They... More 16 Images 6 Videos
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Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Slightly smaller than the blackbird, the familiar song thrush has brown upperparts and creamy underparts with obvious dark brown... More 17 Images 7 Videos
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Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Adult spotted flycatchers are ashy-brown with a softly streaked dullish white breast; the forehead is also streaked. Younger birds... More 11 Images 7 Videos
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Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
The specific name Oedicnemus derives from the Greek for 'swollen shinned', these birds are also known as 'thick knees' due... More 14 Images 10 Videos
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