During summer, Hampshire’s stunning coastline becomes a bustling hub for one of Britain’s most elegant seabirds - the sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis). This striking bird is a familiar visitor…

If you venture out onto heathland at dusk this summer, you might hear a sound unlike any other: a long, continuous, mechanical-sounding reel that drifts through the twilight like a hidden engine…

Each spring, the avocet, one of Britain’s most striking and scarce wading birds returns to Hampshire’s coastal wetlands. Elegant and unmistakable, with long bluish-grey legs and a graceful,…

In the quiet woodlands, a small, elusive bird performs a daily vertical dance that often goes unnoticed. The treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) is a master of camouflage and an expert climber,…

The elusive European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) has been making its presence known recently in and around Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve. With its striking white plumage, long…

The red-breasted merganser is a striking and fascinating diving duck. It is recognisable by its distinctive shaggy crest, slender red bill, and striking black-and-white plumage.

As we enter spring, many of our resident birds remain quiet and hidden, but there’s one fascinating species that becomes easier to spot.

The chaffinch is one of the UK’s most common birds, with an estimated population of over 6 million breeding pairs in summer.

Turnstones are fascinating shorebirds which are easily recognisable due to their distinctive behaviour and striking plumage. The scientific name of the bird, Arenaria interpres, refers to its…

The barn owl, with its ghostly white feathers and heart-shaped face, is one of the most iconic birds of prey in the UK