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The UK's largest and most common pigeon, the Woodpigeon is largely grey with a white neck patch and white wing patches, clearly visible in flight. Although shy in the countryside it can be tame and approachable in towns and cities. Its cooing call is a familiar sound in woodland as is the loud clatter of its wings when it flies away.

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Key

1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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Wood Pigeon Bird Facts | Columba Palumbus

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Wood pigeons are our largest and commonest pigeon. They have small, round, grey heads, white neck patches, a pink breast, and greyish bodies. Find out more

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Herring Gulls are large, noisy gulls found throughout the year around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes, especially during winter. Adults have light grey backs, white under parts, and black wing tips with white 'mirrors'. Their legs are pink with webbed feet and they have heavy, slightly curved bills marked with a red spot. Young birds are mottled brown. This species is on the Red List due to ongoing population declines and wintering population declines.

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Key

1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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Herring gulls are large, noisy gulls found throughout the year around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes. Read more

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With its noisy chattering, black-and-white plumage and long tail, there's nothing else quite like the Magpie in the UK. When seen close-up, its black plumage reveals a purplish-blue iridescent sheen to the wing feathers and a green gloss to the tail. Magpies seem to be jacks of all trades - scavengers, predators and pest-destroyers. Non-breeding birds will gather together in flocks.

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Key

1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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From a distance, the noisy chattering magpies appears black and white, but take a closer look and you'll see a subtle blue and green sheen to their appearance

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Male Blackbirds are black with a bright orange-yellow beak and yellow eye-ring. Females are brown often with spots and streaks on their breasts and brown beak. The Blackbird is one of the most common UK birds and one of the most striking. Its mellow song is also a favourite.

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Key

1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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Blackbirds | Facts about Male & Female Blackbirds

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While male blackbirds live up to their name, confusingly, females are actually brown, often with spots and streaks on their breasts. Find out more

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The Treecreeper is a small, very active bird that lives in trees. It has a long, slender, downcurved bill, which it uses to pluck insects from underneath bark. It's speckly brown above and mainly white below. It breeds in the UK and is resident here. Birds leave their breeding territories in autumn but most range no further than 20km. Its population is mainly stable.

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1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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Treecreepers are small, very active, birds that live in trees. They have a long, slender, downcurved bill. See more about Treecreeper Birds.

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This is a small, black crow with a distinctive silvery sheen to the back of its head. The pale eyes are also noticeable. Find out more

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Bare, greyish-white face, thinner beak and peaked head make it distinguishable from the carrion crow. Rooks are very sociable birds. Find out more

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The all-black Carrion Crow is one of the cleverest, most adaptable of our birds. It's often quite fearless, although it can be wary of humans. They're fairly solitary, usually found alone or in pairs, although they may sometimes form flocks. The closely related Hooded Crow has recently been split as a separate species. Carrion Crows will come to gardens for food and although often cautious initially, they soon learn when it's safe, and will return repeatedly to snack on whatever's on offer.

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Key

1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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The all-black carrion crow is one of the cleverest, most adaptable of our birds. It is often quite fearless, although it can be wary of man. Find out more

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The UK's favourite bird. Thanks to its bright red breast, it's familiar throughout the year and especially at Christmas. Males and females look identical, young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders. They will sing at night next to street lights.

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Key

1. Resident

2. Passage

3. Summer

4. Winter

* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.

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With a bright orange-red breast, brown back & dumpy shape, robins are familiar garden birds. They are one of only a few garden birds to sing throughout winter. Read more

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Sounds of... Parks and Gardens - Finches and Tits

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The Sounds of... Parks and Gardens - Tits and Finches includes some of the more well-known birds which appear in our towns, cities and countryside. In fact, some of them, like the Blue Tit, appear almost anywhere. We have another page for some of the most common visitors to our parks and gardens here .

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Sounds of... Parks and Gardens - Finches and Tits

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The Sounds of... Parks and Gardens - Tits and Finches includes some of the more well-known birds which appear in our towns, cities and countryside. In fact, some of them, like the Blue Tit, appear almost anywhere. We have another page for some of the most common visitors to our parks and gardens here .