This elegant wading bird is a rare visitor to the UK, though occasionally one or two of pairs will nest here.

This metallic green beetle can be seen visiting flowers on sunny days in spring and summer.

This hefty diving bird is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen around the coast or occasionally on large inland lakes.

This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.

The rare Slavonian grebe is an attractive diving bird with distinctive, golden ear tufts that give rise to its American name - 'horned grebe'.

This wading bird is mainly a visitor on its spring and autumn migration, though a small number nest in Scotland.

This unusual fly ambushes bees, laying eggs inside of them.