33 photos
Hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Eurasian vultures Small to large raptors, with strongly hooked bills, strong legs and tarsi and often large wings. 10 species
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33 photos
Hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Eurasian vultures Small to large raptors, with strongly hooked bills, strong legs and tarsi and often large wings. 10 species
4 photos
Reed warblers, marsh- & tree-warblers Family which contains more than 60 species in 5 genera. Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. 2 species
9 photos
Bushtits or long-tailed tits Family of small passerine birds with moderately long tails. The family contains 11 species in 4 genera. 1 species
4 photos
1 species
4 photos
43 photos
Ducks, geese & swans Small- to large-sized water birds with a broad and elongated body, short and strong legs, webbed feet and generally a flattened bill. 15 species
34 photos
Herons, egrets, bitterns Freshwater and coastal birds, medium to large sized (27-140 cm), with long legs and necks. 7 species
1 photo
Stone-curlews or thick-knees Terrestrial medium to large waders, with long legs, strong bills, large yellow eyes – which give them a reptilian appearance – and cryptic plumage. 1 species
1 photo
11 photos
Plovers, dotterels and lapwings Small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and usually straight bill, found in open country, moist or dry. 3 species
12 photos
Storks Large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They are 19 living species in this family. 2 species
2 photos
Dippers Cinclus is the only genus in this family, which contains 5 species. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater. 1 species
3 photos
Pigeons & doves Stout-bodied birds, small- to large-sized (13 to 75 cm) with short necks, short slender bills, and strong wing muscles. 2 species
5 photos
17 photos
Crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies... Medium to large-sized passerine birds, with strong feet and bills. They are considered the most intelligent of the birds, with tool-making ability. 4 species
6 photos
2 species
25 photos
Buntings Large family of seed-eating small passerine birds with distinctively finch-like bills and nine primary feathers. 7 species
11 photos
Falcons, kestrels & caracaras Small to large raptors, with strongly hooked bills, sharply curved talons and excellent eyesight. 4 species
35 photos
True finches Small to medium-sized passerine birds, with stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds, and often colourful plumage. 9 species
1 photo
2 photos
1 species
2 photos
Oystercatchers Haematopus, with 12 species, is the only genus of this family of waders, with a plumage all-black, or black and white and a long orange-red bill. 1 species
3 photos
1 species
27 photos
Shrikes Carnivorous birds, medium-sized, with grey, brown, or black and white plumage and a hooked beak. They impale their preys on spines or spikes. 4species
13 photos
Gulls, terns & skimmers Gregarious web-footed water or seabirds, witch breed colonially, distributed almost worldwide. 5 species
8 photos
Bee-eaters Richly coloured medium-sized birds, with slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. They eat flying insects, incl. bees and wasps. 1 species
10 photos
Wagtails, pipits & longclaws Slender, small to medium-sized passerines, with short necks, long tails, and long, pale legs with long toes and claws. 5 species
50 photos
Old World flycatchers Small passerine birds, mainly arboreal insectivores, which take their prey on the wing. Most have broad, flattened bills. 14 species
2 photos
Old World orioles 1 species
6 photos
12 photos
Tits, chickadees & titmices 5 species
5 photos
2 species
22 photos
Pelicans Pelecanus, with 8 species is the only genus of this family of large water piscivorous birds, characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch. 2 species
11 photos
Cormorants & shags Medium-to-large piscivorous seabirds (wing span of 45–100 cm), with a elongate body, a long neck, and a strong and hooked bill. 3 species
3 photos
2 species
13 photos
Flamingos Family of 6 species. Large social water birds (80 to 145 cm), with long legs, long neck, pink plumage and downcurved bill. 1 species
3 photos
2 species
14 photos
Woodpeckers, piculets, wrynecks and sapsuckers Birds with strong bills for drumming (or drilling) on trees, long sticky tongues for extracting food, and feet consisting of four toes (rarely 3). 7 species
10 photos
Grebes Grebes have narrow wings, pointed bills, short and large feet, with lobed toes, dense and waterproof plumage. They are excellent swimmers and divers. 2 species
3 photos
Accentors Prunella, with 13 species is the only genus of this family endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species, with thin sharp bills. 1 species
12 photos
Rails (incl. crakes, coots & gallinules) Small to medium-sized, ground-living birds, living in marshland or dense forest, with a quite long neck, short tail and strong legs. 4 species
7 photos
2 species
4 photos
Kinglets Small family of 6 species, all in the Regulus genus. All insectivorous, their size is max 11 cm and weight 8 g. 2 species
13 photos
26 photos
Sandpipers Small to medium-sized waders, with long bodies and legs. Most species have a long and narrow bill, straight, slightly upcurved or strongly downcurved. 9 species
7 photos
Nuthatches Sitta is the only genus of this family of 28 species, characterised by large heads, short tails, powerful bills and feet. 2 species
11 photos
True owls or typical owls Mostly nocturnal raptors, with large heads, short tails, cryptic plumage, and round facial discs around the eyes. 4 species
9 photos
2 species
14 photos
Warblers Small to medium-sized passerine birds, with a generally thin and pointed bill, a slender shape and an inconspicuous plumage. 5 species
18 photos
Ibises & spoonbills Mid-sized to large birds (46 to 110 cm) with long, broad wings, rather long neck and legs. 2 species