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Bird stamps from Great Britain

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1963.01   16.05.1963   National nature week   2v set   
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    4½d     195     Long-tailed Tit     Aegithalos caudatus     
    and     186     Woodlark     Lullula arborea     
    and     102     Great Spotted Woodpecker     Dendrocopos major     

1966.01   08.08.1966   British birds      
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    4d     223     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    4d     52     Black-headed Gull     Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
    4d     182     Eurasian Blue Tit     Cyanistes caeruleus     
    4d     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

1966.02   08.08.1966   British birds   pho   1966.01
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    4d     223     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    4d     52     Black-headed Gull     Chroicocephalus ridibundus     
    4d     182     Eurasian Blue Tit     Cyanistes caeruleus     
    4d     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

1977.01   23.11.1977   Christmas   6v set   
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    7p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    7p     223     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    7p     27     European Turtle Dove     Streptopelia turtur     
    9p     13     Grey Partridge     Perdix perdix     

1980.01   16.01.1980   Wild bird protection      
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    10p     90     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     
    11½p     225     White-throated Dipper     Cinclus cinclus     
    13p     30     Common Moorhen     Gallinula chloropus     
    15p     235     Western Yellow Wagtail     Motacilla flava     

1982.01   10.02.1982   Charles Darwin   4v set   
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    26p     253     Common Cactus Finch     Geospiza scandens     
    and     253     Large Ground Finch     Geospiza magnirostris     

1983.01   16.11.1983   Christmas   5v set   
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    12½p     166     Eurasian Magpie     Pica pica     
    20½p     223     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    28p     223     Common Blackbird     Turdus merula     
    31p     217     Eurasian Nuthatch     Sitta europaea     
    and     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    and     237     European Goldfinch     Carduelis carduelis     
    and     235     White Wagtail     Motacilla alba     
    and     212     Common Firecrest     Regulus ignicapilla     
    and     182     Great Tit     Parus major     

1985.01   14.05.1985   European music year   4v set   
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    31p     24     Common Cuckoo     Cuculus canorus     

1986.01   20.05.1986   Nature conservation   4v set   
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    17p     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     

1988.01   19.01.1988   The Linnean Society   4v set   
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    31p     8     Tundra Swan     Cygnus columbianus     

1989.01   17.01.1989   RSPB      
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    19p     54     Atlantic Puffin     Fratercula arctica     
    27p     42     Pied Avocet     Recurvirostra avosetta     
    32p     40     Eurasian Oystercatcher     Haematopus ostralegus     
    35p     66     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     

1991.01   05.02.1991   Greetings stamps   10v booklet   
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    1st     8     Mallard     Anas platyrhynchos     
    1st     166     Eurasian Magpie     Pica pica     
    1st     90     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     
    1st     223     Song Thrush     Turdus philomelos     

1992.01   14.01.1992   The four seasons   5v set   
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    33p     223     Redwing     Turdus iliacus     

1993.01   19.01.1993   Abbotsbury swannery      
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    18p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    24p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    28p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    33p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    39p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     

1995.01   30.10.1995   Christmas      
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    19p     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    25p     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    30p     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    41p     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    60p     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

1996.01   12.03.1996   The wildfowl and wetlands trust      
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    19p     8     Muscovy Duck     Cairina moschata     
    25p     43     Northern Lapwing     Vanellus vanellus     
    30p     8     Greater White-fronted Goose     Anser albifrons     
    35p     70     Eurasian Bittern     Botaurus stellaris     
    41p     8     Whooper Swan     Cygnus cygnus     

1997.01   12.08.1997   District post offices   4v set   
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    20p     52     European Herring Gull     Larus argentatus     

1998.01   20.01.1998   Endangered species   6v set   
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    31p     223     Song Thrush     Turdus philomelos     

1999.01   03.08.1999   Millennium 1999, Darwin's theory   4v set   
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    26p     253     Large Ground Finch     Geospiza magnirostris     
    and     0     Archaeopteryx     Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2000.01   18.01.2000   Millennium 2000, above and beyond   4v set   
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    19p     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    64p     66     Cape Gannet     Morus capensis     

2001.01   13.03.2001   Weather   4v set   
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    45p     52     Arctic Tern     Sterna paradisaea     
    65p     237     European Goldfinch     Carduelis carduelis     

2001.02   13.03.2001   Weather   4v sheet   2001.01
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    45p     52     Arctic Tern     Sterna paradisaea     
    65p     237     European Goldfinch     Carduelis carduelis     

2003.01   14.01.2003   Birds of prey   Sheet   
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    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     
    1st     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     
    1st     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     
    1st     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     
    1st     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     
    1st     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     

2003.02   12.08.2003   Europa: Pub signs   5v set   
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    E     8     Black Swan     Cygnus atratus     

2005.01   21.04.2005   World heritage   8v set   
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    1st     229     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     
    47p     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    and     8     Black Swan     Cygnus atratus     

2005.02   04.10.2005   Greetings definitives   Booklet, sa   1995.01
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2006.01   21.09.2006   For special moments   4x5v sheet, sa   2005.02
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2007.01   04.09.2007   Endangered birds      
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    1st     78     White-tailed Eagle     Haliaeetus albicilla     
    1st     185     Bearded Reedling     Panurus biarmicus     
    1st     78     Red Kite     Milvus milvus     
    1st     240     Cirl Bunting     Emberiza cirlus     
    1st     78     Western Marsh Harrier     Circus aeruginosus     
    1st     42     Pied Avocet     Recurvirostra avosetta     
    1st     70     Eurasian Bittern     Botaurus stellaris     
    1st     202     Dartford Warbler     Curruca undata     
    1st     30     Corn Crake     Crex crex     
    1st     104     Peregrine Falcon     Falco peregrinus     

2008.01   08.01.2008   Ian Fleming's James Bond   6v set   
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    1st     69     Roseate Spoonbill     Platalea ajaja     
    and     68     Great Cormorant     Phalacrocorax carbo     
    78p     21     Red-billed Streamertail     Trochilus polytmus     

2008.02   08.01.2008   Ian Fleming's James Bond   6v sheet   2008.01
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    1st     69     Roseate Spoonbill     Platalea ajaja     
    and     68     Great Cormorant     Phalacrocorax carbo     
    78p     21     Red-billed Streamertail     Trochilus polytmus     

2008.03   08.01.2008   Ian Fleming's James Bond   Booklet   2008.01
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    1st     69     Roseate Spoonbill     Platalea ajaja     
    and     68     Great Cormorant     Phalacrocorax carbo     
    78p     21     Red-billed Streamertail     Trochilus polytmus     

2009.01   12.02.2009   Charles Darwin   6v set, sa   
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    50p     253     Large Ground Finch     Geospiza magnirostris     
    and     253     Medium Ground Finch     Geospiza fortis     
    and     253     Small Tree Finch     Camarhynchus parvulus     
    and     253     Green Warbler-Finch     Certhidea olivacea     

2009.02   12.02.2009   Charles Darwin   4v sheet   
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    1st     68     Flightless Cormorant     Nannopterum harrisi     
    1st     253     Common Cactus Finch     Geospiza scandens     
    81p     220     Floreana Mockingbird     Mimus trifasciatus     

2009.03   12.02.2009   Charles Darwin   Prestige booklet   2009.01-2
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    50p     253     Large Ground Finch     Geospiza magnirostris     
    and     253     Medium Ground Finch     Geospiza fortis     
    and     253     Small Tree Finch     Camarhynchus parvulus     
    and     253     Green Warbler-Finch     Certhidea olivacea     
    1st     68     Flightless Cormorant     Nannopterum harrisi     
    1st     253     Common Cactus Finch     Geospiza scandens     
    81p     220     Floreana Mockingbird     Mimus trifasciatus     

2011.01   22.03.2011   WWF   4v sheet   
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    60p     107     Hyacinth Macaw     Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     

2011.02   22.03.2011   WWF   Booklet   2011.01
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    60p     107     Hyacinth Macaw     Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus     

2014.01   04.11.2014   Christmas 2014   7v set, sa   
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    1st Large     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     = 1st

2014.02   04.11.2014   Christmas 2014   12x1st booklet, sa   
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     = 2014.01

2014.03   04.11.2014   Christmas 2014   7v sheet   2014.01
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    1st Large     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2016.01   28.07.2016   Beatrix Potter   4v sheet   
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    1.33£     229     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     

2016.02   28.07.2016   Beatrix Potter   Pane from prestige booklet   2016.01
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    1.33£     229     House Sparrow     Passer domesticus     

2016.03   16.08.2016   Landscape gardens   8v set   
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    2nd     8     Mute Swan     Cygnus olor     
    1.33£     8     Canada Goose     Branta canadensis     

2016.04   08.11.2016   Christmas 2016   8v set, sa   
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    1st Large     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2016.05   08.11.2016   Christmas 2016   8v sheet   2016.04
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     
    1st Large     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2016.06   08.11.2016   Christmas 2016   Booklet, sa   2016.04
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2016.07   08.11.2016   Christmas 2016   Generic sheet, sa   2016.04
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2016.08   08.11.2016   50 years of christmas stamps   10x2v sheet, sa   2016.04
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    1st     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2017.01   04.05.2017   Songbirds      
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    1st     182     Great Tit     Parus major     
    1st     215     Eurasian Wren     Troglodytes troglodytes     
    1st     196     Willow Warbler     Phylloscopus trochilus     
    1st     212     Goldcrest     Regulus regulus     
    1st     186     Eurasian Skylark     Alauda arvensis     
    1st     202     Eurasian Blackcap     Sylvia atricapilla     
    1st     223     Song Thrush     Turdus philomelos     
    1st     224     Common Nightingale     Luscinia megarhynchos     
    1st     24     Common Cuckoo     Cuculus canorus     
    1st     240     Yellowhammer     Emberiza citrinella     

2018.01   17.04.2018   Reintroduced species   6v set   
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    1st     77     Osprey     Pandion haliaetus     

2018.02   11.05.2018   Owls      
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    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     adult
    1st     80     Little Owl     Athene noctua     adult
    1st     80     Tawny Owl     Strix aluco     adult
    1st     80     Short-eared Owl     Asio flammeus     adult
    1st     80     Long-eared Owl     Asio otus     adult
    1st     79     Western Barn Owl     Tyto alba     juvenile
    1st     80     Little Owl     Athene noctua     juvenile
    1st     80     Tawny Owl     Strix aluco     juvenile
    1st     80     Short-eared Owl     Asio flammeus     juvenile
    1st     80     Long-eared Owl     Asio otus     juvenile

2018.03   16.08.2018   James Cook   6v set   
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    2nd     57     Red-tailed Tropicbird     Phaethon rubricauda     
    1.45£     253     Blue-black Grassquit     Volatinia jacarina     

2018.04   01.11.2018   Chriistmas 2018   8v set, sa   
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    1.25£     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2018.05   01.11.2018   Chriistmas 2018   8v sheet   2018.04
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    1.25     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2018.06   01.11.2018   Chriistmas 2018 Generic sheet   20 stamps, sa   2018.04
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    1.25£     224     European Robin     Erithacus rubecula     

2019.01   04.04.2019   Birds of prey      
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    1st     78     White-tailed Eagle     Haliaeetus albicilla     
    1st     104     Merlin     Falco columbarius     
    1st     104     Eurasian Hobby     Falco subbuteo     
    1st     78     Common Buzzard     Buteo buteo     
    1st     78     Golden Eagle     Aquila chrysaetos     
    1st     104     Common Kestrel     Falco tinnunculus     
    1st     78     Eurasian Goshawk     Accipiter gentilis     
    1st     78     Eurasian Sparrowhawk     Accipiter nisus     
    1st     78     Red Kite     Milvus milvus     
    1st     104     Peregrine Falcon     Falco peregrinus     

2019.02   04.04.2019   Birds of prey   Booklet, sa   2019.01
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    1st     78     Common Buzzard     Buteo buteo     
    1st     104     Eurasian Hobby     Falco subbuteo     

2021.01   22.07.2021   Wild coasts   10v set   
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    1st     66     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     

2021.02   22.07.2021   Wild coasts   10v sheet, sa   2021.01
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    1st     66     Northern Gannet     Morus bassanus     

2022.01   07.04.2022   Migratory birds      
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    1st     14     European Nightjar     Caprimulgus europaeus     
    1st     224     European Pied Flycatcher     Ficedula hypoleuca     
    1st     20     Common Swift     Apus apus     
    1st     235     Western Yellow Wagtail     Motacilla flava     
    1st     53     Parasitic Jaeger     Stercorarius parasiticus     
    1st     37     Eurasian Stone-curlew     Burhinus oedicnemus     
    1st     52     Arctic Tern     Sterna paradisaea     
    1st     188     Barn Swallow     Hirundo rustica     
    1st     27     European Turtle Dove     Streptopelia turtur     
    1st     78     Montagu's Harrier     Circus pygargus     

2023.01   13.07.2023   River wildlife   10v set   
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    2nd     90     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     
    1st     235     Grey Wagtail     Motacilla cinerea     
    1st     225     White-throated Dipper     Cinclus cinclus     

2023.02   13.07.2023   River wildlife   10v sheet, sa   2023.01
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    2nd     90     Common Kingfisher     Alcedo atthis     
    1st     235     Grey Wagtail     Motacilla cinerea     
    1st     225     White-throated Dipper     Cinclus cinclus     

2024.01   13.08.2024   Tower of London   6v set   
    2.50£     166     Northern Raven     Corvus corax