| 
	
	| 1963.01 | 16.05.1963 | National nature week | 2v set |  |    
| 4½d | 197 | Long-tailed Tit    Aegithalos caudatus |  |  
| and | 188 | Woodlark    Lullula arborea |  |  
| and | 102 | Great Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos major |  |  
	
	| 1966.01 | 08.08.1966 | British birds |  |  |          
| 4d | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 4d | 52 | Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus |  |  
| 4d | 184 | Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus |  |  
| 4d | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 1966.02 | 08.08.1966 | British birds | pho | 1966.01 |          
| 4d | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 4d | 52 | Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus |  |  
| 4d | 184 | Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus |  |  
| 4d | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 1977.01 | 23.11.1977 | Christmas | 6v set |  |          
| 7p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| 7p | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 7p | 27 | European Turtle Dove    Streptopelia turtur |  |  
| 9p | 13 | Grey Partridge    Perdix perdix |  |  
	
	| 1980.01 | 16.01.1980 | Wild bird protection |  |  |          
| 10p | 90 | Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis |  |  
| 11½p | 228 | White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus |  |  
| 13p | 30 | Common Moorhen    Gallinula chloropus |  |  
| 15p | 238 | Western Yellow Wagtail    Motacilla flava |  |  
	
	| 1982.01 | 10.02.1982 | Charles Darwin | 4v set |  |    
| 26p | 256 | Common Cactus Finch    Geospiza scandens |  |  
| and | 256 | Large Ground Finch    Geospiza magnirostris |  |  
	
	| 1983.01 | 16.11.1983 | Christmas | 5v set |  |          
| 12½p | 168 | Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica |  |  
| 20½p | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 28p | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 31p | 219 | Eurasian Nuthatch    Sitta europaea |  |  
| and | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| and | 240 | European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis |  |  
| and | 238 | White Wagtail    Motacilla alba |  |  
| and | 214 | Common Firecrest    Regulus ignicapilla |  |  
| and | 184 | Great Tit    Parus major |  |  
	
	| 1985.01 | 14.05.1985 | European music year | 4v set |  |    
| 31p | 24 | Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus |  |  
	
	| 1986.01 | 20.05.1986 | Nature conservation | 4v set |  |    
| 17p | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
	
	| 1988.01 | 19.01.1988 | The Linnean Society | 4v set |  |    
| 31p | 8 | Tundra Swan    Cygnus columbianus |  |          
| 19p | 54 | Atlantic Puffin    Fratercula arctica |  |  
| 27p | 42 | Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta |  |  
| 32p | 40 | Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus |  |  
| 35p | 66 | Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus |  |  
	
	| 1991.01 | 05.02.1991 | Greetings stamps | 10v booklet |  |            
| 1st | 8 | Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos |  |  
| 1st | 168 | Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica |  |  
| 1st | 90 | Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis |  |  
| 1st | 226 | Song Thrush    Turdus philomelos |  |  
	
	| 1992.01 | 14.01.1992 | The four seasons | 5v set |  |    
| 33p | 226 | Redwing    Turdus iliacus |  |  
	
	| 1993.01 | 19.01.1993 | Abbotsbury swannery |  |  |            
| 18p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| 24p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| 28p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| 33p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| 39p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
	
	| 1995.01 | 30.10.1995 | Christmas |  |  |            
| 19p | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 25p | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 30p | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 41p | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 60p | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 1996.01 | 12.03.1996 | The wildfowl and wetlands trust |  |  |            
| 19p | 8 | Muscovy Duck    Cairina moschata |  |  
| 25p | 43 | Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus |  |  
| 30p | 8 | Greater White-fronted Goose    Anser albifrons |  |  
| 35p | 70 | Eurasian Bittern    Botaurus stellaris |  |  
| 41p | 8 | Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus |  |  
	
	| 1997.01 | 12.08.1997 | District post offices | 4v set |  |    
| 20p | 52 | European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus |  |  
	
	| 1998.01 | 20.01.1998 | Endangered species | 6v set |  |    
| 31p | 226 | Song Thrush    Turdus philomelos |  |  
	
	| 1999.01 | 03.08.1999 | Millennium 1999, Darwin's theory | 4v set |  |    
| 26p | 256 | Large Ground Finch    Geospiza magnirostris |  |  
| and | 0 | Archaeopteryx    Archaeopteryx lithografica |  |  
	
	| 2000.01 | 18.01.2000 | Millennium 2000, above and beyond | 4v set |  |      
| 19p | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
| 64p | 66 | Cape Gannet    Morus capensis |  |  
	
	| 2001.01 | 13.03.2001 | Weather | 4v set |  |      
| 45p | 52 | Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea |  |  
| 65p | 240 | European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis |  |  
	
	| 2001.02 | 13.03.2001 | Weather | 4v sheet | 2001.01 |        
| 45p | 52 | Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea |  |  
| 65p | 240 | European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis |  |  
	
	| 2003.01 | 14.01.2003 | Birds of prey | Sheet |  |    Click on thumbnail to launch image in popup
 
                     
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus |  |  
	
	| 2003.02 | 12.08.2003 | Europa: Pub signs | 5v set |  |    
| E | 8 | Black Swan    Cygnus atratus |  |  
	
	| 2005.01 | 21.04.2005 | World heritage | 8v set |  |      
| 1st | 232 | House Sparrow    Passer domesticus |  |  
| 47p | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| and | 8 | Black Swan    Cygnus atratus |  |  
	
	| 2005.02 | 04.10.2005 | Greetings definitives | Booklet, sa | 1995.01 |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2006.01 | 21.09.2006 | For special moments | 4x5v sheet, sa | 2005.02 |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2007.01 | 04.09.2007 | Endangered birds |  |  |                      
| 1st | 78 | White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla |  |  
| 1st | 187 | Bearded Reedling    Panurus biarmicus |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Red Kite    Milvus milvus |  |  
| 1st | 243 | Cirl Bunting    Emberiza cirlus |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Western Marsh Harrier    Circus aeruginosus |  |  
| 1st | 42 | Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta |  |  
| 1st | 70 | Eurasian Bittern    Botaurus stellaris |  |  
| 1st | 204 | Dartford Warbler    Curruca undata |  |  
| 1st | 30 | Corn Crake    Crex crex |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus |  |  
	
	| 2008.01 | 08.01.2008 | Ian Fleming's James Bond | 6v set |  |      
| 1st | 69 | Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja |  |  
| and | 68 | Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo |  |  
| 78p | 21 | Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus |  |  
	
	| 2008.02 | 08.01.2008 | Ian Fleming's James Bond | 6v sheet | 2008.01 |    
     
| 1st | 69 | Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja |  |  
| and | 68 | Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo |  |  
| 78p | 21 | Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus |  |  
	
	| 2008.03 | 08.01.2008 | Ian Fleming's James Bond | Booklet | 2008.01 |        
| 1st | 69 | Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja |  |  
| and | 68 | Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo |  |  
| 78p | 21 | Red-billed Streamertail    Trochilus polytmus |  |  
	
	| 2009.01 | 12.02.2009 | Charles Darwin | 6v set, sa |  |    
| 50p | 256 | Large Ground Finch    Geospiza magnirostris |  |  
| and | 256 | Medium Ground Finch    Geospiza fortis |  |  
| and | 256 | Small Tree Finch    Camarhynchus parvulus |  |  
| and | 256 | Green Warbler-Finch    Certhidea olivacea |  |  
	
	| 2009.02 | 12.02.2009 | Charles Darwin | 4v sheet |  |          
| 1st | 68 | Flightless Cormorant    Nannopterum harrisi |  |  
| 1st | 256 | Common Cactus Finch    Geospiza scandens |  |  
| 81p | 223 | Floreana Mockingbird    Mimus trifasciatus |  |  
	
	| 2009.03 | 12.02.2009 | Charles Darwin | Prestige booklet | 2009.01-2 |    
         
| 50p | 256 | Large Ground Finch    Geospiza magnirostris |  |  
| and | 256 | Medium Ground Finch    Geospiza fortis |  |  
| and | 256 | Small Tree Finch    Camarhynchus parvulus |  |  
| and | 256 | Green Warbler-Finch    Certhidea olivacea |  |  
| 1st | 68 | Flightless Cormorant    Nannopterum harrisi |  |  
| 1st | 256 | Common Cactus Finch    Geospiza scandens |  |  
| 81p | 223 | Floreana Mockingbird    Mimus trifasciatus |  |  
	
	| 2011.01 | 22.03.2011 | WWF | 4v sheet |  |      
| 60p | 107 | Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus |  |  
	
	| 2011.02 | 22.03.2011 | WWF | Booklet | 2011.01 |      
| 60p | 107 | Hyacinth Macaw    Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus |  |  
	
	| 2014.01 | 04.11.2014 | Christmas 2014 | 7v set, sa |  |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 1st Large | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula | = 1st |  
	
	| 2014.02 | 04.11.2014 | Christmas 2014 | 12x1st booklet, sa |  |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula | = 2014.01 |  
	
	| 2014.03 | 04.11.2014 | Christmas 2014 | 7v sheet | 2014.01 |        
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 1st Large | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2016.01 | 28.07.2016 | Beatrix Potter | 4v sheet |  |        
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 1.33£ | 232 | House Sparrow    Passer domesticus |  |  
	
	| 2016.02 | 28.07.2016 | Beatrix Potter | Pane from prestige booklet | 2016.01 |        
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 1.33£ | 232 | House Sparrow    Passer domesticus |  |  
	
	| 2016.03 | 16.08.2016 | Landscape gardens | 8v set |  |      
| 2nd | 8 | Mute Swan    Cygnus olor |  |  
| 1.33£ | 8 | Canada Goose    Branta canadensis |  |  
	
	| 2016.04 | 08.11.2016 | Christmas 2016 | 8v set, sa |  |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 1st Large | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2016.05 | 08.11.2016 | Christmas 2016 | 8v sheet | 2016.04 |        
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
| 1st Large | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2016.06 | 08.11.2016 | Christmas 2016 | Booklet, sa | 2016.04 |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2016.07 | 08.11.2016 | Christmas 2016 | Generic sheet, sa | 2016.04 |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2016.08 | 08.11.2016 | 50 years of christmas stamps | 10x2v sheet, sa | 2016.04 |      
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2017.01 | 04.05.2017 | Songbirds |  |  |                      
| 1st | 184 | Great Tit    Parus major |  |  
| 1st | 217 | Eurasian Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes |  |  
| 1st | 198 | Willow Warbler    Phylloscopus trochilus |  |  
| 1st | 214 | Goldcrest    Regulus regulus |  |  
| 1st | 188 | Eurasian Skylark    Alauda arvensis |  |  
| 1st | 204 | Eurasian Blackcap    Sylvia atricapilla |  |  
| 1st | 226 | Song Thrush    Turdus philomelos |  |  
| 1st | 227 | Common Nightingale    Luscinia megarhynchos |  |  
| 1st | 24 | Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus |  |  
| 1st | 243 | Yellowhammer    Emberiza citrinella |  |  
	
	| 2018.01 | 17.04.2018 | Reintroduced species | 6v set |  |    
| 1st | 77 | Osprey    Pandion haliaetus |  |                      
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba | adult |  
| 1st | 80 | Little Owl    Athene noctua | adult |  
| 1st | 80 | Tawny Owl    Strix aluco | adult |  
| 1st | 80 | Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus | adult |  
| 1st | 80 | Long-eared Owl    Asio otus | adult |  
| 1st | 79 | Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba | juvenile |  
| 1st | 80 | Little Owl    Athene noctua | juvenile |  
| 1st | 80 | Tawny Owl    Strix aluco | juvenile |  
| 1st | 80 | Short-eared Owl    Asio flammeus | juvenile |  
| 1st | 80 | Long-eared Owl    Asio otus | juvenile |  
	
	| 2018.03 | 16.08.2018 | James Cook | 6v set |  |      
| 2nd | 57 | Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda |  |  
| 1.45£ | 256 | Blue-black Grassquit    Volatinia jacarina |  |  
	
	| 2018.04 | 01.11.2018 | Chriistmas 2018 | 8v set, sa |  |    
| 1.25£ | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2018.05 | 01.11.2018 | Chriistmas 2018 | 8v sheet | 2018.04 |      
| 1.25 | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2018.06 | 01.11.2018 | Chriistmas 2018 Generic sheet | 20 stamps, sa | 2018.04 |      
| 1.25£ | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2019.01 | 04.04.2019 | Birds of prey |  |  |                      
| 1st | 78 | White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Merlin    Falco columbarius |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Eurasian Hobby    Falco subbuteo |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Common Buzzard    Buteo buteo |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Eurasian Goshawk    Astur gentilis |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk    Accipiter nisus |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Red Kite    Milvus milvus |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus |  |  
	
	| 2019.02 | 04.04.2019 | Birds of prey | Booklet, sa | 2019.01 |        
| 1st | 78 | Common Buzzard    Buteo buteo |  |  
| 1st | 104 | Eurasian Hobby    Falco subbuteo |  |  
	
	| 2021.01 | 22.07.2021 | Wild coasts | 10v set |  |    
| 1st | 66 | Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus |  |  
	
	| 2021.02 | 22.07.2021 | Wild coasts | 10v sheet, sa | 2021.01 |      
| 1st | 66 | Northern Gannet    Morus bassanus |  |  
	
	| 2022.01 | 07.04.2022 | Migratory birds |  |  |                      
| 1st | 14 | European Nightjar    Caprimulgus europaeus |  |  
| 1st | 227 | European Pied Flycatcher    Ficedula hypoleuca |  |  
| 1st | 20 | Common Swift    Apus apus |  |  
| 1st | 238 | Western Yellow Wagtail    Motacilla flava |  |  
| 1st | 53 | Parasitic Jaeger    Stercorarius parasiticus |  |  
| 1st | 37 | Eurasian Stone-curlew    Burhinus oedicnemus |  |  
| 1st | 52 | Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea |  |  
| 1st | 190 | Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica |  |  
| 1st | 27 | European Turtle Dove    Streptopelia turtur |  |  
| 1st | 78 | Montagu's Harrier    Circus pygargus |  |  
	
	| 2023.01 | 13.07.2023 | River wildlife | 10v set |  |        
| 2nd | 90 | Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis |  |  
| 1st | 238 | Grey Wagtail    Motacilla cinerea |  |  
| 1st | 228 | White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus |  |  
	
	| 2023.02 | 13.07.2023 | River wildlife | 10v sheet, sa | 2023.01 |          
| 2nd | 90 | Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis |  |  
| 1st | 238 | Grey Wagtail    Motacilla cinerea |  |  
| 1st | 228 | White-throated Dipper    Cinclus cinclus |  |  
	
	| 2024.01 | 13.08.2024 | Tower of London | 6v set |  |    
| 2.50£ | 168 | Northern Raven    Corvus corax |  |  
	
	| 2025.01 | 11.03.2025 | Garden wildliife | 10v set |  |        
| 2nd | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 2nd | 184 | Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus |  |  
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2025.02 | 11.03.2025 | Garden wildliife | 10v sheet, sa | 2025.01 |          
| 2nd | 184 | Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus |  |  
| 2nd | 226 | Common Blackbird    Turdus merula |  |  
| 1st | 227 | European Robin    Erithacus rubecula |  |  
	
	| 2025.03 | 11.09.2025 | Ducks | 10v set |  |              
| 2nd | 8 | Common Merganser    Mergus merganser |  |  
| 2nd | 8 | Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos |  |  
| 2nd | 8 | Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata |  |  
| 1st | 8 | Northern Pintail    Anas acuta |  |  
| 1st | 8 | Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna |  |  
| 1st | 8 | Common Eider    Somateria mollissima |  |  
	
	| 2025.04 | 11.09.2025 | Ducks | 10v sheet, sa | 2025.03 |    
             
| 2nd | 8 | Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos |  |  
| 1st | 8 | Common Shelduck    Tadorna tadorna |  |  
| 2nd | 8 | Common Merganser    Mergus merganser |  |  
| 1st | 8 | Northern Pintail    Anas acuta |  |  
| 1st | 8 | Common Eider    Somateria mollissima |  |  
| 2nd | 8 | Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata |  |  | 
Link to map, opens in new windowLocation: 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:Royal Mail postal administration website
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