This streaky brown bird is a winter visitor, occasionally found walking around the muddy margins of marshes.

The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses to incapacitate its prey!

This dashing diving duck is a winter visitor to the UK's seas, coastal lakes and occasionally inland water bodies.

This large shrike visits the UK in small numbers each year, passing through on migration or spending the winter here.

The grizzled skipper has a striking brown-and-white checked wing pattern. It is a fast flier, so is best observed in the morning as it basks in the sun to warm up. It favours chalk grassland and…

This well-camouflaged woodpecker used to be a common breeding bird in Britain, but is now only likely to be seen passing through on migration.