Wood Lark

Lullula arborea

The woodlark or wood lark is the only extant species in the lark genus Lullula. It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 26,116 times across 32 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 11°C (typically 9 to 17°C, from 19 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 38°N in November to 54°N in March, about 1,800 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.