Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
The unmistakable song of the Skylark A. arvensis heralds both the arrival of spring and its
transformation into summer. Who has not spent time staring into the sky to try
to find and focus on that small dark spot before it comes falling to the ground?
A. arvensis is found across much of
the Palearctic, including almost all of Britain and Ireland, wherever there are
extensive habitats of low vegetation, including dunes, moors, meadows and
arable crops. Although still very common in Sussex, no lover of the countryside
can be unaware of the severe decline in numbers over recent years.
Long
may its beautiful and charismatic voice grace our skies …
References:
Gutteridge,
T., (2014). Skylark. The Birds of Sussex. Thetford: British Trust for
Ornithology (BTO) Books on behalf of the Sussex Ornithological Society, pp. 427-428.
Scott-Ham,
M. (1996). Skylark. Birds of Sussex. Sussex Ornithological Society,
pp. 383-385.
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