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Eurasian Skylark
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Open farmland, moorland.
Diet: Seeds, insects.
Best time to spot: Sustained song-flight at altitude.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Eurasian Skylark sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is Red-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the highest level of concern in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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