Bird stamps of Norway
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus  1956 Northern countries day Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus  1956 Northern countries day White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  1970 Nature conservation year 4v set Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  1980 Norwegian birds 2 booklets Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1980 Norwegian birds 2 booklets
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus  1980 Norwegian birds 2 booklets Great Tit Parus major  1980 Norwegian birds 2 booklets Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus  1981 Norwegian birds 2 booklets Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1981 Norwegian birds 2 booklets Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  1981 Norwegian birds 2 booklets Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  1981 Norwegian birds 2 booklets
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica  1982 Norwegian birds Booklet European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1982 Norwegian birds Booklet Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis  1983 Norwegian birds Booklet Little Auk Alle alle  1983 Norwegian birds Booklet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula  1985 Christmas Booklet European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1986 Europa 2v set
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus  1988 Norwegian fauna 2v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor  1990 Norwegian fauna 2v set Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus  1991 Norwegian fauna 2v set Common Tern Sterna hirundo  1991 Kristiansand 350 years Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus  1991 Kristiansand 350 years Common Tern Sterna hirundo  1997 Lighthouse Booklet
Common Tern Sterna hirundo  1997 Lighthouse Booklet Mute Swan Cygnus olor  1999 Tourism Booklet Mute Swan Cygnus olor  1999 Tourism Booklet European Shag Gulosus aristotelis  1999 Norway 2000 Booklet, sa Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2000 Norwegian fauna Booklet
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2000 Norwegian fauna Booklet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula  2000 Christmas 2v booklet, sa Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula  2000 Christmas 2v booklet, sa Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus  2006 Wild animals in Norway 5v set
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2006 Wild animals in Norway 5v set Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus  2009 Norwegian fauna 3v set Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus  2015 Birds sa Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus  2015 Birds sa
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo  2015 Wildlife in Norway sa King Eider Somateria spectabilis  2015 Birds sa Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2015 Birds sa White Wagtail Motacilla alba  2015 Birds sa
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe  2015 Birds sa Merlin Falco columbarius  2017 Birds sa Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo  2017 Birds sa Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa  2018 Birds sa
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  2018 Birds sa Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus  2018 Birds sa Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus  2018 Bouvet Island 2v set, sa White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus  2019 Europa sa
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2021 Europa 2v set, sa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  2023 Domesticated animals 2v set, sa Common Murre Uria aalge  2024 Bear Island 3v set Common Murre Uria aalge  2024 Bear Island Prestige booklet
Norway map

Location: Northern Europe
Population: 4.5 million
Climate: temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast
Terrain: mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north

Birds: 473 species
National bird: Dipper

Links:
Norway Post postal administration website
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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Great Tit Parus major
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Little Auk Alle alle
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
Common Murre Uria aalge


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