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Larks
Two species breed in the UK, one is a regular visitor in winter and some others are rare vagrants from Europe, where several other species are common. There are many more species worldwide.
Most are pale brown with dark streaks in subtly different patterns. They have rounded wings and rather short tails, stout legs with a long, arched hind claw and strong, triangular, pointed bills. Most species sing while in flight in open areas with few high perches. They nest on the ground and avoid wooded or bushy areas.
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A distinctive lark with yellow and black face markings and black 'horns' (feather tufts) in breeding plumage. They are almost exclusively coastal birds. Numbers vary greatly from one winter to the nex... More... |
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The skylark is a small brown bird, somewhat larger than a sparrow but smaller than a starling. It is streaky brown with a small crest, which can be raised when the bird is excited or alarmed, and a wh... More... |
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It is a streaky brown bird, with a buffy-white eye-stripe which meets across the nape. It has a well developed crest on its crown which is not always conspicuous. In flight the peculiarly short tail a... More... |
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