This glossy wading bird is a scarce visitor to the UK, though records have become more common in recent decades.

A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.

This clown-like fish is a favourite amongst divers and snorkellers. They are inquisitive little souls and will investigate divers near their hidey-hole homes.

The common whelk is the largest sea snail found in UK seas, though you're more likely to find the dry balls of empty whelk egg capsules washed up in strandlines.