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A cock stonechat seen on Cleeve Common in Gloucestershire back in the autumn. This bird was patrolling one of the perimeter boundaries on West Down with his mate.

not so easy for the young swan

El estornino común o estornino europeo (Sturnus vulgaris), también conocido simplemente como estornino en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda, es un ave paseriforme de tamaño mediano de la familia de los estorninos Sturnidae. Mide unos 20 cm de largo y tiene un plumaje negro brillante con un brillo metálico, moteado de blanco en algunas épocas del año. Las patas son rosadas y el pico es negro en invierno y amarillo en verano; Los juveniles tienen un plumaje más marrón que los adultos. Es un pájaro ruidoso, especialmente en dormideros comunales y otras situaciones sociales, con un canto poco musical pero variado. Su capacidad para imitar se ha observado en la literatura, incluido el Mabinogion y las obras de Plinio el Viejo y William Shakespeare.

On a feeding expedition in a patch of Aloe Vera.

P1310088 - Grey-headed Starling - Size 20 cm

# 287 - 02 July '18 - 18:35 (13:05 GMT)

 

At - Barnighad - Uttarakhand - Western Himalayas - ~1000m (3280 ft) Altitude.

 

Chestnut-tailed Starling or Grey-headed Myna (Sturnia malabarica) is a member of the starling family of perching birds. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia.

The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. This resident population has a white head and is often treated as a full species, the Malabar starling (Sturnia blythii).

 

DO YOU KNOW - Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture is the highest flying bird ever recorded. Flying at an altitude of 37000 ft.

 

Happy birding 🐦

Eine schöne neue Woche!

Have a nice new week!

Wheatear - Cleethorpes.

One from this summer.

Isle lake Alberta.

Snowy Egret putting on the brakes.

 

Thanks so much for the visit!

I know...it's just a Robin; but it's the first one we've had in our yard! And this bird is a sure sign that Spring is just around the corner now. It was so nice to wake up and hear the singing of our Spring time friend Robby.

Garrulus glandarius

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