This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.

This comical little duck lives up to its name – look out for the black tuft of feathers on its head!

This small finch nests on moorlands and coastal crofts, spending the winter on the coast. The UK population has declined dramatically.

Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.

As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.

The undulate ray has beautiful wavy patterns on its back, which helps it camouflage against the sandy seabed.

The lightbulb sea squirt is common around much of the UK. Its easy to see where its name came from!

This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.

Found on rocky shores and seabeds, the Keyhole limpet gets its name from the little hole at the tip of its shell.

The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.