The bright green ring-necked parakeet is an escapee and our only naturalised parrot; its success is likely due to warmer winters.

A delicate wader, Red-necked phalaropes are as comfortable swimming as they are on land. Unusually for birds, the females are more brightly coloured than the males.

Known in America as the 'Eared Grebe' because of its golden ear tufts, the black-necked grebe is a rare nesting bird in the UK. It is easiest to spot around southern coasts in winter.…

Red-necked grebes occasionally attempt to nest in the UK, but they're more often seen as winter visitors to sheltered coasts.

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