It is to my mind unthinkable that we should just sit on our hands and do nothing while the skylark and the song thrush disappear.
The site was a crucial breeding ground for bird species such as skylark and stonechat and has been partially destroyed.
Ground nesting birds such as the skylark and meadow pipit are also found there.
I would rather see skylarks than off-the-road motorcycles.
I had another wicked thought while he was lecturing me on the value of skylarks.
It is not sufficient evidence for a guilty verdict to show that the behaviour was caused by skylarking or an excess of high spirits.
Who would have thought that we today would no longer think it commonplace to hear the common hedge-sparrow, the skylark or the song thrush?
The children then skylark about, and it is all too easy for a candle to be knocked over and set fire to the bedding.
