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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1977.01   29.09.1977   Birds      
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
70ø     64     Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago     
1.80k     54     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
2.50k     64     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     

1978.01   26.01.1978   Mykines Island   5v set   
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
1k     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
1.50k     31     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     
1.80k     31     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     
and     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     

1978.02   13.04.1978   Sea birds      
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Common Murre Uria aalge
1.40k     31     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     
1.80k     68     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
4k     68     Common Murre    Uria aalge     

1987.01   07.09.1987   Hestur Island   5v set   
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
2.70k     66     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1988.01   05.09.1988   National movement meeting   3v set   
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
12k     54     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     

1991.01   03.06.1991   Birds      
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
3.70k     66     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
3.70k     66     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1991.02   03.06.1991   Birds   Booklet   1991.01
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
3.70k     66     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
3.70k     66     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1995.01   12.06.1995   The Raven      
Northern Raven Corvus corax Northern Raven Corvus corax
4k     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     
4k     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     Albino

1995.02   12.06.1995   The Raven   Booklet   1995.01
Northern Raven Corvus corax Northern Raven Corvus corax
4k     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     
4k     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

1996.01   15.04.1996   Birds      
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
4.50k     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
4.50k     221     Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra     

1996.02   15.04.1996   Birds   Booklet   1996.01
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
4.50k     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
4.50k     221     Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra     

1997.01   17.02.1997   Migratory birds      
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
4.50k     221     Common Redpoll    Carduelis flammea     
4.50k     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1997.02   17.02.1997   Birds   Booklet   1997.01
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
4.50k     221     Common Redpoll    Carduelis flammea     
4.50k     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1998.01   23.02.1998   Birds      
Common Blackbird Turdus merula Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
4.50k     207     Common Blackbird    Turdus merula     
4.50k     205     Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

1998.02   23.02.1998   Birds   Booklet   1998.01
Common Blackbird Turdus merula Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
4.50k     207     Common Blackbird    Turdus merula     
4.50k     205     Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

1999.01   22.02.1999   Sedentary birds      
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
4.50k     213     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
4.50k     199     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     

1999.02   22.02.1999   Sedentary birds   Booklet   1999.01
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
4.50k     213     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
4.50k     199     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     

2002.01   17.06.2002   Eggs and chicks      
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
5k     64     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     
7.50k     64     Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago     
12k     54     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
20k     58     European Golden Plover    Pluvialis apricaria     

2002.02   23.09.2002   Merlin      
Merlin Falco columbarius
30k     38     Merlin    Falco columbarius     

2004.01   20.09.2004   Janus Djurhuus paintings   10v sheet   
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
7.50k     199     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
and     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

2005.01   06.06.2005   WWF      
Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
8.50k     19     Leach's Storm Petrel    Oceanodroma leucorhoa     
9k     19     European Storm Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus     
12k     19     Leach's Storm Petrel    Oceanodroma leucorhoa     
20k     19     European Storm Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus     

2007.01   11.06.2007   Poultry   3v set   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
20k     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

2007.02   01.10.2007   Stone fence   8v sheet   

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
5.50k     199     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
5.50k     19     European Storm Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus     
5.50k     208     Northern Wheatear    Oenanthe oenanthe     
5.50k     205     Common Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

2009.01   16.09.2009   Doves      
Common Pigeon Columba livia Common Pigeon Columba livia
14k     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     
36k     70     Common Pigeon    Columba livia     

Faroe Islands map

Location: Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean
Population: 48,600
Climate: mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Terrain: rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

Birds: 260 species

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