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Spotter's guide: Birds

A heron sits in a pine tree.
A heron sits in a tree
The Trust protects the habitats of more than a million seabirds, as well as birds that nest in our woodlands, gardens and hills. Click on the birds below to see if you can spot any of these near your home when out for a walk.
A heron sits in a pine tree. A kingfisher flies up from a river with a fish in its beak. Droplets of water fall from its wings. A small light brown bird with darker coloured flecks stands on grass next to a dandelion. A side-on photo of a black and white bird with a black beak and orange eye. A side-on view of a black a white bird with an orange beak, legs and eye pictured standing on a rock. A black raven sits on a rock. A brown bird with a yellow beak, claws and eye stands on a log. Great spotted woodpecker clinging to the side of a white-barked tree with knobbly bits. It is facing up the tree. It has a red cap. Black and white male eider duck in the sea, which has an orange reflection from a boat.

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