Carrion Crow

An adaptable, all-black corvid found in farmland, woodland edges, parks and city centres alike, often seen singly or in pairs probing open ground for invertebrates, grain and carrion. Its harsh, flat call distinguishes it from the deeper, more resonant call of larger crow relatives, and it is a familiar year-round resident rather than a seasonal visitor. Watch for its notably intelligent foraging behaviour, including dropping hard-shelled food onto roads or rocks to break it open.