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Bird stamps of Great Britain
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 1963 National nature week 2v set Woodlark Lullula arborea 1963 National nature week 2v set Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 1963 National nature week 2v set Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1966 British birds
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 1966 British birds Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 1966 British birds European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1966 British birds Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1966 British birds pho
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 1966 British birds pho Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 1966 British birds pho European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1966 British birds pho Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1977 Christmas 6v set
Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1977 Christmas 6v set European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1977 Christmas 6v set Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1977 Christmas 6v set Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 1980 Wild bird protection
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1980 Wild bird protection Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1980 Wild bird protection Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1980 Wild bird protection Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens 1982 Charles Darwin 4v set
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris 1982 Charles Darwin 4v set Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 1983 Christmas 5v set Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1983 Christmas 5v set Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1983 Christmas 5v set
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 1983 Christmas 5v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1983 Christmas 5v set European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 1983 Christmas 5v set White Wagtail Motacilla alba 1983 Christmas 5v set
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1983 Christmas 5v set Great Tit Parus major 1983 Christmas 5v set Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1985 European music year 4v set Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 1986 Nature conservation 4v set
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1988 The Linnean Society 4v set Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 1989 RSPB Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1989 RSPB Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 1989 RSPB Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1989 RSPB
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1991 Greetings stamps 10v booklet Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 1991 Greetings stamps 10v booklet Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 1991 Greetings stamps 10v booklet Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 1991 Greetings stamps 10v booklet
Redwing Turdus iliacus 1992 The four seasons 5v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1993 Abbotsbury swannery Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1993 Abbotsbury swannery Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1993 Abbotsbury swannery Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1993 Abbotsbury swannery
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1993 Abbotsbury swannery European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1995 Christmas European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1995 Christmas European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1995 Christmas
European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1995 Christmas European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1995 Christmas Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 1996 The wildfowl and wetlands trust Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 1996 The wildfowl and wetlands trust
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1996 The wildfowl and wetlands trust Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1996 The wildfowl and wetlands trust Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1996 The wildfowl and wetlands trust European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1997 District post offices 4v set
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 1998 Endangered species 6v set Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris 1999 Millennium 1999, Darwins theory 4v set Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica 1999 Millennium 1999, Darwins theory 4v set Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2000 Millennium 2000, above and beyond 4v set
Cape Gannet Morus capensis 2000 Millennium 2000, above and beyond 4v set Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2001 Weather 4v set European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2001 Weather 4v set Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2001 Weather 4v sheet
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2001 Weather 4v sheet Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2003 Birds of prey Sheet
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2003 Birds of prey Sheet
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2003 Birds of prey Sheet Black Swan Cygnus atratus 2003 Europa: Pub signs 5v set
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2005 World heritage 8v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2005 World heritage 8v set Black Swan Cygnus atratus 2005 World heritage 8v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2005 Greetings definitives Booklet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2006 For special moments 4x5v sheet, sa
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 2007 Endangered birds Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 2007 Endangered birds Red Kite Milvus milvus 2007 Endangered birds Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 2007 Endangered birds
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2007 Endangered birds Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2007 Endangered birds Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 2007 Endangered birds Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 2007 Endangered birds
Corn Crake Crex crex 2007 Endangered birds Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2007 Endangered birds Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond 6v set
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond 6v set Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond 6v set
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond 6v sheet Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond 6v sheet
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond 6v sheet Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond Booklet
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond Booklet Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus 2008 Ian Flemings James Bond Booklet Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris 2009 Charles Darwin 6v set, sa
Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis 2009 Charles Darwin 6v set, sa Small Tree Finch Camarhynchus parvulus 2009 Charles Darwin 6v set, sa Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea 2009 Charles Darwin 6v set, sa Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi 2009 Charles Darwin 4v sheet
Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens 2009 Charles Darwin 4v sheet Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus 2009 Charles Darwin 4v sheet Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet
Small Tree Finch Camarhynchus parvulus 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet
Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus 2009 Charles Darwin Prestige booklet Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 2011 WWF 4v sheet Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 2011 WWF Booklet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2014 Christmas 2014 7v set, sa
European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2014 Christmas 2014 7v set, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2014 Christmas 2014 12x1st booklet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2014 Christmas 2014 7v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2014 Christmas 2014 7v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Beatrix Potter 4v sheet
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2016 Beatrix Potter 4v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Beatrix Potter Pane from prestige booklet House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2016 Beatrix Potter Pane from prestige booklet Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2016 Landscape gardens 8v set
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2016 Landscape gardens 8v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Christmas 2016 8v set, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Christmas 2016 8v set, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Christmas 2016 8v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Christmas 2016 8v sheet
European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Christmas 2016 Booklet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 Christmas 2016 Generic sheet, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2016 50 years of christmas stamps 10x2v sheet, sa Great Tit Parus major 2017 Songbirds Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2017 Songbirds
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2017 Songbirds Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2017 Songbirds Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 2017 Songbirds Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2017 Songbirds
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2017 Songbirds Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 2017 Songbirds Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 2017 Songbirds Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 2017 Songbirds
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2018 Reintroduced species 6v set Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2018 Owls Little Owl Athene noctua 2018 Owls Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2018 Owls
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 2018 Owls Long-eared Owl Asio otus 2018 Owls Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2018 Owls Little Owl Athene noctua 2018 Owls
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2018 Owls Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 2018 Owls Long-eared Owl Asio otus 2018 Owls Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 2018 James Cook 6v set
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 2018 James Cook 6v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2018 Chriistmas 2018 8v set, sa European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2018 Chriistmas 2018 8v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2018 Chriistmas 2018 Generic sheet 20 stamps, sa White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 2019 Birds of prey
Merlin Falco columbarius 2019 Birds of prey Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 2019 Birds of prey Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 2019 Birds of prey Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2019 Birds of prey
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2019 Birds of prey Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2019 Birds of prey Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2019 Birds of prey Red Kite Milvus milvus 2019 Birds of prey
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2019 Birds of prey Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 2019 Birds of prey Booklet, sa Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 2019 Birds of prey Booklet, sa Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 2021 Wild coasts 10v set
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 2021 Wild coasts 10v sheet, sa European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 2022 Migratory birds European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 2022 Migratory birds Common Swift Apus apus 2022 Migratory birds
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 2022 Migratory birds Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 2022 Migratory birds Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 2022 Migratory birds Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2022 Migratory birds
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2022 Migratory birds European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2022 Migratory birds Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 2022 Migratory birds Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2023 River wildlife 10v set
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 2023 River wildlife 10v set White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 2023 River wildlife 10v set Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2023 River wildlife 10v sheet, sa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 2023 River wildlife 10v sheet, sa
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 2023 River wildlife 10v sheet, sa
Great Britain/United Kingdom map

Location: Western Europe
Population: 60.9 million
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current
Terrain: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast

Birds: 578 species

Links:
Royal Mail postal administration website
Where do you want to go birding today?
Charles Darwin web search
The Linnean Society web search
RSPB - the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds web search
Abbotsbury Swannery web search
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust web search
Ian Fleming web search



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Common Cactus Finch Geospiza scandens
Large Ground Finch Geospiza magnirostris
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Great Tit Parus major
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithografica
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
Corn Crake Crex crex
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis
Small Tree Finch Camarhynchus parvulus
Green Warbler-Finch Certhidea olivacea
Flightless Cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus
Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Swift Apus apus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

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