Birds including whitethroats, kestrels and sparrowhawks are often seen. Birds include yellowhammers, lesser whitethroats, dunnocks and song thrushes. Bullfinches, whitethroats and reed buntings breed in woodland areas. There are common whitethroats in scrub areas. These are very small "warblers" and are intermediate between whitethroats and Tristram's warbler in coloration. Similarly, "Sylvia curruca caucasica" is intermediate between the lesser and Hume's whitethroats. It has a diverse bird life, such as yellowhammers, whitethroats, song thrushes and short-eared owls. Birds include whitethroats, and there are butterflies such as the speckled wood and the peacock.