These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence!

The spotted ray is one of the smallest species of skate, growing to only 80 cm.

Watch the deadly accurate flying of the spotted flycatcher in woodlands, gardens and parks. It sits quietly on a perch waiting for an unsuspecting insect to fly by, deftly dashing out to seize it…

This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.

The lesser spotted woodpecker is the smallest of the UK's woodpeckers. Listen out for its drumming, which is quieter than that of the great spotted woodpecker, in woodland, parks , orchards…

This elegant wader is silvery grey in winter but turns black in summer!

The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound in spring woodlands.

It's easy to see where the blue shark got its name from. These sleek, elegant sharks have beautiful metallic blue backs which provide brilliant camouflage out in the open ocean.

Despite its name, the "common" skate is not so common anymore. In fact, they are Critically Endangered.