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WOODLARK
  Bird Call
| Characteristics: |
15 cm long, weighs between 26 and 29 g. Like other lark species its plumage is basically brown above, streaked blackish with paler underparts. It has a striking pale stripe over the eyes meeting on the nape and a prominent black and white mark on the front edge of the wings. It is shorter tailed than the Skylark.
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| Call: |
The flight calls of the Woodlark can be described as a melodic did-lu-ee uttered every few seconds. Its exceptionally beautiful song is interspersed with loo loo loo loo warbles and a looralooraloora sound that tapers off. The woodlark sings from a watch such as a treetop or performs its song during a circling song-flight. |
| Habitat: |
Woodlarks can be found in sandy heathlands, in expansive pine heaths and on forest outskirts. It is a summer visitor to Central and Northern Europe, arriving in March and departing for southern Europe in October. In Britain, however, it is mainly resident. |
| Distribution: |
This species is widespread across almost all of Europe. To the south, their geographic area extends as far as North Africa and Asia Minor. |
| Biology: |
The nest is built in a hollow in the ground. The female usually lays between 4 and 5 eggs. They can be whitish, grey or sand coloured with spots that are between a brownish and violet colour and feature some pale mottling. The first clutch is usually in April with the second brood in May/June. |
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