Wednesday, 15 February 2012
British Birds A to Z by Common Name
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Primary Image | Scientific Name | Description |
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| Lady Amherst's Pheasant | Chrysolophus amherstiae | ||
| Laggar Falcon | |||
| Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | ||
| Lanner | |||
| Lapland Bunting | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Lapwing |
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Vanellus vanellus | A medium-sized wader, the lapwing appears black and white from a distance with large square wings that often liken it to a flying book. |
| Lark Sparrow | |||
| Laughing Dove | |||
| Laughing Gull |
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| Lavender Waxbill | |||
| Lazuli Bunting | |||
| Leach's Storm-petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
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Larus fuscus | |
| Lesser Crested Tern | |||
| Lesser Flamingo | |||
| Lesser Grey Shrike |
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| Lesser Kestrel | |||
| Lesser Redpoll |
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Carduelis cabaret | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | |||
| Lesser Scaup |
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Aythya affinis | |
| Lesser Short-toed Lark |
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| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
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Dendrocopos minor | The smallest woodpecker. The head is black and white, black nape and white forehead, the flanks and back are black |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose |
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| Lesser Whitethroat |
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Sylvia curruca | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
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Tringa flavipes | |
| Linnet |
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Carduelis cannabina |
Linnets are frequntly confused with Redpolls and Twites, but both these species are smaller than the Linnet. The male has brown upperparts, a... |
| Little Auk |
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| Little Bittern |
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Ixobrychus minutus | |
| Little Bunting | Emberiza pusilla | ||
| Little Bustard | |||
| Little Crake |
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| Little Curlew | |||
| Little Egret |
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Egretta garzetta | |
| Little Grebe |
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Tachybaptus ruficollis |