Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Rio Guadalhorce, Malaga - April 2016
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Rio Guadalhorce - April 2016
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Spain - August 2016
Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
East Yorkshire - November 2016
Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
East Yorkshire - November 2016
Alauda arvensis
Portland Bill - April 2016
LARKS
Lark, Crested
The crested lark is a species of lark distinguished from the other 81 species of lark by the crest of feathers that rise up in territorial or courtship displays and when singing.
Lark, Shore
A distinctive lark with yellow and black face markings and black 'horns' (feather tufts) in breeding plumage. They are almost exclusively coastal birds. Numbers vary greatly from one winter to the next. In a good year, a few hundred may be present, but in others they can be very scarce. Watch for them shuffling their way across shingle and sandy beaches.
Skylark
Skylarks are the very voice of the UK spring. They have a beautiful song that radiates through the air as the bird itself hangs suspended somewhere overhead. This aerial, territorial display can last up to five minutes while the male reaches the pinnacle of its flight before slowly descending. The skylark's breeding range covers all of Europe and the temperate zone of Asia. Skylarks have declined by more than 50% over the last quarter of a century, as a result of increased intensive farming methods.