This unmistakeable moth, famous for its skull-shaped marking, is a rare visitor to the UK.

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

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

If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.

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 little fish is found in rockpools during the summer months and has a clever adaptation that stops it being swept away by strong waves - their pelvic fins are fused to form a sucker that it…

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.

This secretive bird is a member of the rail family, related to coots and moorhens. The breeding call, a rasping rattle, is given mostly at night, sometimes for hours on end.