Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Water Pipit Bird Inhabit The water pipit inhabits barren rocky locations with screes in high mountains above the tree line. It prefers large spaces with a great many scattered boulders…
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redpoll Birds Information & Facts The redpoll is primarily a bird of the arctic tundra, from where it invades central and southern Europe in large numbers every autumn. Redpoll bird…
Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
Rock Thrush Bird Information & Facts Southern Europe and the warmest parts of central Europe are the home of the rock thrush. Length: 19 cm. The female is spotted brown…
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ring Ouzel Bird Information & Facts The mountain areas on the west coast of Scandinavia, England, Ireland, the Alps, Pyrenees and Carpathians are the home of the ring ouzel. Length:…
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker Bird Introduction All of Europe, except Ireland and the most northern areas, provides a home for one of the most abundant of woodpeckers — the great spotted…
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
Black Woodpecker Bird Information & Facts Early in spring, often as early as March, woodlands with old pine trees or beeches echo to the loud drumming sound of the black…
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Green Woodpecker Bird Information & Facts The whole of Europe, except northern Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland and Iceland, is home to the green woodpecker. Length: 32 cm. The female lacks the…
European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
European Roller Bird Information & Facts The European Roller, a most attractively coloured bird, may be seen in open locations with old trees, in light deciduous woods, or in rows…
European Nightjar (Coprimulgus europaeus)
European Nightjar Bird Information & Facts The European nightjar returns from its winter haven in eastern and southern Africa in late April or in May. Length: 27 cm. The female…
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Common Cuckoo Bird Information & Facts As early as the middle of April, one may hear the familiar melodious call of the male common cuckoo, returned to his breeding grounds…