This hefty diving bird is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen around the coast or occasionally on large inland lakes.

The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.

Sea potatoes may have a funny name, but they are perfectly adapted for life in the sand. They are a type of sea urchin that live in a burrow in the sand, feeding on dead animals and plants using…

This elegant wading bird is a rare visitor to the UK, though occasionally one or two of pairs will nest here.

Found along the coast all year-round, the dunlin is a small sandpiper that breeds and winters in the UK. It can be seen in its upland breeding grounds in summer, when it turns brick-red above and…

This common fungus puffs out clouds of spores when it's mature.