In addition, the islands have wheatears, rock pipits and fulmars. The lion held two wheatears, symbolising agriculture. The wheatears are passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe. Northern wheatears first breed when they are one year old. Ravens, peregrine falcons, wheatears, ring ouzels, and the rare merlin breeds in the park. However, these hybrid birds may in fact be first-winter Kurdish wheatears. They are ground-dwelling birds, somewhat resembling the larks and wheatears of other continents. Skylarks ("Alauda arvensis") and wheatears ("Oenanthe oenanthe") are frequently encountered. The practice died out when wheatears became a protected species in the late 18th century. Wheatears are terrestrial insectivorous birds of open, often dry, country.