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Magpie |
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Pica pica |
The head, breast and back and appear black with white shoulder patches, flanks and belly
The magpie's black plumage when seen closse up or in sunlight, is actually an irridescent green/purple,... |
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Mallard |
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Anas platyrhynchos |
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Mandarin Duck |
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Aix galericulata |
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Manx Shearwater |
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Puffinus puffinus |
It has long straight slim wings and is black above and white below. It flies with a series of rapid stiff winged flaps followed by followed by long glides on stiff, straight wings over the surface of... |
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Marsh Harrier |
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Circus aeruginosus |
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Marsh Tit |
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Poecile palustris |
A dull brown tit, with a shiny black cap, although immatures birds can have a duller cap. A small black bib, with white cheeks. Smaller than a great tit. |
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Marsh Warbler |
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Acrocephalus palustris |
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Meadow Pipit |
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Anthus pratensis |
Both sexes have olive brown upper parts and pale heavily streaked underparts, similar to a thrush. |
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Mediterranean Gull |
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Larus melanocephalus |
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Merlin |
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Falco columbarius |
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Mistle Thrush |
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Turdus viscivorus |
The Mistle Thrush is the largest of Britain's thrushes, the direct flight of the mistle thrush distinguishes it from other thrushes, which are often more undulating.
It is paler in colour than the... |
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Montagu's Harrier |
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Circus pygargus |
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Moorhen |
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Gallinula chloropus |
Appearance is black but |
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Mute Swan |
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Cygnus olor |
A very familiar waterbird throughout parks and rivers across the UK, the Mute swan is most easily identified from other swans by it's bright orange bill |
