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1977.01   29.09.1977   Birds      
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
70ø     62 019 000     Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago     
1.80k     55 006 000     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
2.50k     62 037 000     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     

1978.01   26.01.1978   Mykines Island   5v set   
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
1k     70 021 000     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
1.50k     16 001 000     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     
1.80k     16 001 000     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     
and     70 021 000     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     16 001 000     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     
1.80k     70 021 000     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
4k     70 002 000     Common Murre    Uria aalge     

1987.01   07.09.1987   Hestur Island   5v set   
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
2.70k     66 056 000     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1988.01   05.09.1988   National movement meeting   3v set   
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
12k     55 006 000     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     

1991.01   03.06.1991   Birds      
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
3.70k     67 031 000     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
3.70k     66 056 000     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     67 031 000     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
3.70k     66 056 000     Black-legged Kittiwake    Rissa tridactyla     

1995.01   12.06.1995   The Raven      
Common Raven Corvus corax Common Raven Corvus corax
4k     187 119 000     Common Raven    Corvus corax     
4k     187 119 000     Common Raven    Corvus corax     Albino

1995.02   12.06.1995   The Raven   Booklet   1995.01
Common Raven Corvus corax Common Raven Corvus corax
4k     187 119 000     Common Raven    Corvus corax     
4k     187 119 000     Common Raven    Corvus corax     

1996.01   15.04.1996   Birds      
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
4.50k     129 001 000     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
4.50k     194 072 000     Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra     

1996.02   15.04.1996   Birds   Booklet   1996.01
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
4.50k     129 001 000     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
4.50k     194 072 000     Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra     

1997.01   17.02.1997   Migratory birds      
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
4.50k     194 079 000     Common Redpoll    Carduelis flammea     
4.50k     194 159 000     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1997.02   17.02.1997   Birds   Booklet   1997.01
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
4.50k     194 079 000     Common Redpoll    Carduelis flammea     
4.50k     194 159 000     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1998.01   23.02.1998   Birds      
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
4.50k     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
4.50k     188 065 000     European Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

1998.02   23.02.1998   Birds   Booklet   1998.01
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
4.50k     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
4.50k     188 065 000     European Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

1999.01   22.02.1999   Sedentary birds      
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
4.50k     189 002 000     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
4.50k     133 054 000     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     

1999.02   22.02.1999   Sedentary birds   Booklet   1999.01
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
4.50k     189 002 000     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
4.50k     133 054 000     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     

2002.01   17.06.2002   Eggs and chicks      
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
5k     62 037 000     Whimbrel    Numenius phaeopus     
7.50k     62 019 000     Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago     
12k     55 006 000     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
20k     60 028 000     Eurasian Golden-Plover    Pluvialis apricaria     

2002.02   23.09.2002   Merlin      
Merlin Falco columbarius
30k     32 046 000     Merlin    Falco columbarius     

2004.01   20.09.2004   Janus Djurhuus paintings   10v sheet   

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Common Raven  Corvus corax
7.50k     133 054 000     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
and     187 119 000     Common 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     12 012 000     Leach's Storm-Petrel    Oceanodroma leucorhoa     
9k     12 008 000     European Storm-Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus     
12k     12 012 000     Leach's Storm-Petrel    Oceanodroma leucorhoa     
20k     12 008 000     European Storm-Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus     

2007.01   11.06.2007   Poultry   3v set   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
20k     27 089 000     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

2007.02   01.10.2007   Stone fence   8v sheet   

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Winter Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes European Storm-Petrel  Hydrobates pelagicus Northern Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe European Starling  Sturnus vulgaris
5.50k     133 054 000     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
5.50k     12 008 000     European Storm-Petrel    Hydrobates pelagicus     
5.50k     140 243 000     Northern Wheatear    Oenanthe oenanthe     
5.50k     188 065 000     European Starling    Sturnus vulgaris     

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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11.10.2008