Category: Europe
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Grandchildren and Oystercatchers at Weybourne Beach, Norfolk, England
ONE MOMENT IN NATURE Grandchildren and Oystercatchers at Weybourne Beach, Norfolk, England
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A Noisy Encounter with a Short-toed Treecreeper at Etang de L’Ursine, France
The Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) breeds in temperate forests across Europe, from Portugal to Turkey and Greece, and in northwest Africa.
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Reed Bunting
The Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) is a streaky brown bird found in wetlands, reedbeds and on farmland across its range. Males sport black heads and a white ‘moustache’.
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European Goldfinch
The European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small, colorful bird with a bright red face, black and white head, and black-and-yellow wings.
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European Greenfinch
The European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is is a Eurasian bird that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail, and a thick, conical, brown or black beak.
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Common Chaffinch
Male Common Chaffinches are colourful birds with an orange-pink breast and cheeks, grey-blue cap and orange-brown back.
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White Wagtail
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) are slender birds with a distinctive black and white face pattern, black bib, pale gray to blackish back, and big white wing patches.
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Dunnock
The Dunnock (Prunella modularis), a small passerine bird commonly known as the hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, or hedge warbler.
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European Robin
The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a small, plump songbird with a bright orange face and breast, a whitish belly, and brownish upperparts.
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Eurasian Blackbird
Western Europe Birds & Birding (#45/52): From the Highland Willow Scrub of Scotland to the Aegean Islands in the Sea of Crete, Western Europe is home to over 800 resident, migratory and vagrant birds. From songbirds to gamebirds and from waterfowl to raptors, you can find birds virtually in every…
Reflections of the Natural World 