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1963.01  16.05.1963   National nature week   2v set   
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
4½d     152 001 000     Long-tailed Tit    Aegithalos caudatus     
and     120 096 000     Wood Lark    Lullula arborea     
and     104 106 000     Great Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos major     

1966.01  08.08.1966   British birds      
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus European Robin Erithacus rubecula
4d     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
4d     66 040 000     Black-headed Gull    Larus ridibundus     
4d     158 046 000     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     
4d     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

1966.02  08.08.1966   British birds   pho   1966.01
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus European Robin Erithacus rubecula
4d     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
4d     66 040 000     Black-headed Gull    Larus ridibundus     
4d     158 046 000     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     
4d     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

1977.01  23.11.1977   Christmas   6v set   
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7p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
7p     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
7p     72 053 000     European Turtle-Dove    Streptopelia turtur     
9p     38 059 000     Grey Partridge    Perdix perdix     

1980.01  16.01.1980   Wild bird protection      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
10p     89 002 000     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
11½p     132 001 000     White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus     
13p     46 119 000     Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus     
15p     122 060 000     Yellow Wagtail    Motacilla flava     

1982.01  10.02.1982   Charles Darwin   4v set   
Large Ground-Finch Geospiza magnirostris
26p     201 321 000     Common Cactus-Finch    Geospiza scandens     
and     201 317 000     Large Ground-Finch    Geospiza magnirostris     

1983.01  16.11.1983   Christmas   5v set   
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major
12½p     187 064 000     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
20½p     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
28p     136 113 000     Eurasian Blackbird    Turdus merula     
31p     159 002 000     Eurasian Nuthatch    Sitta europaea     
and     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
and     194 100 000     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
and     122 055 000     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
and     125 006 000     Firecrest    Regulus ignicapilla     
and     158 039 000     Great Tit    Parus major     

1985.01  14.05.1985   European music year   4v set   
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31p     76 017 000     Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus     

1986.01  20.05.1986   Nature conservation   4v set   
Barn Owl Tyto alba
17p     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     

1988.01  19.01.1988   The Linnean Society   4v set   
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31p     27 016 000     Tundra Swan    Cygnus columbianus     

1989.01  17.01.1989   RSPB      
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19p     70 021 000     Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica     
27p     57 007 000     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
32p     55 006 000     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
35p     16 001 000     Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus     

1991.01  05.02.1991   Greetings stamps   10v booklet   
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*     27 089 000     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
*     187 064 000     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     
*     89 002 000     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
*     136 126 000     Song Thrush    Turdus philomelos     

1992.01  14.01.1992   The four seasons   5v set   
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33p     136 125 000     Redwing    Turdus iliacus     

1993.01  19.01.1993   Abbotsbury swannery      
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18p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
24p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
28p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
33p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
39p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

1995.01  30.10.1995   Christmas      
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19p     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
25p     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
30p     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
41p     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
60p     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

1996.01  12.03.1996   The wildfowl and wetlands trust      
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19p     27 055 000     Muscovy Duck    Cairina moschata     
25p     60 001 000     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     
30p     27 021 000     Greater White-fronted Goose    Anser albifrons     
35p     20 061 000     Great Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     
41p     27 015 000     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     

1997.01  12.08.1997   District post offices   4v set   
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
20p     66 022 000     European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus     

1998.01  20.01.1998   Endangered species   6v set   
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31p     136 126 000     Song Thrush    Turdus philomelos     

1999.01  03.08.1999   Millennium 1999, Darwin's theory   4v set   
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26p     201 317 000     Large Ground-Finch    Geospiza magnirostris     
and     0 1000     Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica     

2000.01  18.01.2000   Millennium 2000, above and beyond   4v set   
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19p     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
64p     16 002 000     Cape Gannet    Morus capensis     

2001.01  13.03.2001   Weather   4v set   
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45p     67 031 000     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
65p     194 100 000     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

2001.02  13.03.2001   Weather   4v sheet   2001.01
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45p     67 031 000     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     
65p     194 100 000     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

2003.01  14.01.2003   Birds of prey   Sheet   
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Barn Owl  Tyto alba Barn Owl  Tyto alba Barn Owl  Tyto alba Barn Owl  Tyto alba Barn Owl  Tyto alba Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus
1st     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1st     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1st     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1st     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1st     77 014 000     Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
1st     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1st     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1st     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1st     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     
1st     32 028 000     Eurasian Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     

2003.02  12.08.2003   Europa: Pub signs   5v set   
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E     27 012 000     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

2005.01  21.04.2005   World heritage   8v set   
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black Swan Cygnus atratus
1st     189 002 000     House Sparrow    Passer domesticus     
47p     27 011 000     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     
and     27 012 000     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

2005.02  04.10.2005   Greetings definitives   Booklet, sa   1995.01
Click for enlargement European Robin Erithacus rubecula
1st     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

2006.01  21.09.2006   For special moments   4x5v sheet, sa   2005.02
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European Robin  Erithacus rubecula
1st     140 133 000     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     

2007.01  04.09.2007   Endangered birds      
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus Red Kite Milvus milvus Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Corn Crake Crex crex Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1st     30 039 000     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     
1st     149 001 000     Bearded Reedling    Panurus biarmicus     
1st     30 030 000     Red Kite    Milvus milvus     
1st     201 005 000     Cirl Bunting    Emberiza cirlus     
1st     30 075 000     Western Marsh-Harrier    Circus aeruginosus     
1st     57 007 000     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
1st     20 061 000     Great Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     
1st     138 282 000     Dartford Warbler    Sylvia undata     
1st     46 064 000     Corn Crake    Crex crex     
1st     32 064 000     Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus     

2008.01  08.01.2008   Ian Fleming's James Bond   6v set   
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
1st     24 033 000     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
and     17 005 000     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     
78p     86 090 000     Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus     

2008.02  08.01.2008   Ian Fleming's James Bond   6v sheet   2008.01
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Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo Red-billed Streamertail  Trochilus polytmus
1st     24 033 000     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
and     17 005 000     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     
78p     86 090 000     Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus     

2008.03  08.01.2008   Ian Fleming's James Bond   Booklet   2008.01
Click for enlargement Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus
1st     24 033 000     Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja     
and     17 005 000     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     
78p     86 090 000     Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus     

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:
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09.05.2008