This elegant wader is an uncommon autumn visitor, often joining flocks of dunlin.

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

A summer visitor, the willow warbler can be seen in woodland, parks and gardens across the UK. It arrives here in April and leaves for southern Africa in September.

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.

A plain-looking warbler, the garden warbler is a summer visitor to the UK. It is a shy bird and is most likely to be heard, rather than seen, in woodland and scrub habitats.

The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.

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

This wading bird is a rare visitor from North America, usually spotted in autumn.

The pied flycatcher is a summer visitor, migrating here from West Africa to breed. Look for this small, black-and-white bird in woodland, parks and gardens, mostly in the west of the UK.

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