A summer visitor, the wheatear is a handsome chat, with black cheeks, white eyestripes, a blue back and a pale orange chest. Look for it on upland heaths and moors.

The common rosefinch is a rare visitor to the UK, usually passing through in autumn.

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

This dainty seaduck is a winter visitor to our coasts, particularly in northern and eastern Scotland.

This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.

Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.

The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.