skylark
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The reserve is home to species including grey partridge, lapwing, skylark, grasshopper warbler and willow tit.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Frogs croak, a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Thought for Today: “Who will give me back those days when life had wings and flew just like a skylark in the sky.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
Many bird species have also been observed on the site, including the curlew, wigeon, skylark, warbler, ringed plover, and whinchat.
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2018
Ha, I’m about as trapped as a skylark in the air on a clear day!
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The area beside Bloody Bridge Valley, where firefighters tackled a two mile long fire, is a "very important" breeding ground for skylarks.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
Grasshoppers, sand lizards, nightingales, and skylarks that are declining or threatened elsewhere have been found thriving in the city’s green spaces.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2022
Two skylarks sing and flit above his hat.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2019
As kites and skylarks fly above his fields, Cherry says he first became interested in conservation agriculture – or no-till farming – after speaking to others who were trying it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2019
There was nothing to be heard except the gentle wind, the heather bees, the skylarks very high, and a few distant snuffles from Meg.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
