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Bird photography by Sandra Palme

Here's a list of the birds that I have been able to photograph in the wild so far. Some photos are 'record shots' of my first encounter with a certain bird which will be replaced with better photos as soon as possible.
Please click on the bird names below to view my favourite photos of the species. All images "copyright by Sandra Palme"!

ALPHABETICAL LIST:

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)


Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Bearded Tit / Bearded Reedling
(Panurus biarmicus)

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros).

Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Bohemian Waxwing
(Bombycilla garrulus)

Bonaparte's Gull
(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Brent Goose (dark-bellied)
(Branta bernicla bernicla)

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Coal Tit (Periparus ater)

Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Common Crane

Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Common Gull (Larus canus) 

Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)

Common Redstart
(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)

Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)

Common Swift (Apus apus)

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Common Whitethroat

(Sylvia communis)

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Coot (Fulica atra)

Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)

Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Curlew (Numenius arquata)

Dark-bellied Brent Goose
(Branta bernicla bernicla)

Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

Dove, Collared (Streptopelia decaocto)

Dove, Turtle (Streptopelia turtur)

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

European Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapillus)

Fulmar

Gadwall (Anas streperas)

Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Golden Plover
(Pluvialis apricaria)

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Great Black-backed Gull
(Larus marinus)

Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)

Great Grey Shrike

Great Spotted Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos major)

Great Tit (Parus major)

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

Grey Wagtail
(Motacilla cinerea)

Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

House Martin (Delichon urbicum)

House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)

Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Knot (Calidris canuta)

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Larus fuscus)


Lesser Redpoll
(Carduelis cabaret)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos minor)

Lesser Whitethroat
(Sylvia curruca)

Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Little Owl (Athene Noctua)

Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)

Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)


Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Magpie (Pica pica)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Mediterranean Gull
(Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Meadow Pipit
(Anthus pratensis)

Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)

Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

NorthernWheatear
(Oenanthe oenanthe)

Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Penduline Tit

Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)


Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Pintail (Anas acuta)

Pochard (Aythya ferina)

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

Raven (Corvus corax)

Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

Redpoll, lesser (Carduelis cabaret)

Redpoll, mealy (Carduelis flammea)

Redshank (Tringa totanus)

Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

Red-Breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)

Red-Footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)

Reed bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Ring-necked Parakeet
(Psittacula krameri)


Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)

Scaup (Aythya marila)

Sedge Warbler
(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Shoveler (Anas clypeata)

Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Snow bunting
(Plectrophenax nivalis)

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Swift (Apus apus)

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

Teal (Anas crecca)

Tern, Common (Sterna hirundo)

Tern, Little (Sterna albifrons)

Tern, Sandwich (Sterna sandvicensis)


Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

Tree Sparrow

Tree Pipit
(Anthus trivialis)

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

Wigeon (Anas penelope)

Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

Woodlark (Lullula arborea)

Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Tits and allies

marsh tit

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Coal Tit (Periparus ater)

Great Tit (Parus major)

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)

blackbird

Thrushes


Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)


siskin

Finches

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)

Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)

Siskin (Carduelis spinus)


linnet

pied wagtail
 
Wagtails


Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

 (British) Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima)


nuthatch


Nuthatches, Treecreepers, Woodpeckers & Wrynecks


Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

great spotted woodpecker

Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

Bohemian Waxwing


Starlings

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

starling

hobby

Raptors

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

Red-Footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

buzzards

Owls

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

short-eared owl

Ducks

Gadwall (Anas strepera)

Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)

Common Teal (Anas crecca)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Pintail (Anas acuta)

Pochard (Aythya ferina)

Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Scaup (Aythya marila)

Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

Wigeon (Anas penelope)

mallard

True Geese

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Dark-bellied Brent Goose
(Branta bernicla bernicla)

Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Canada Goose


Swans

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

moorhen

Rails

Coot (Fulica atra)

Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

jackdaw

Corvids:


Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Magpie (Pica pica)

Raven (Corvus corax)

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

hoopoe
Other Birds


Bearded Tit / Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)

Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Fulmar

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)


Warblers and Allies

whitethroat

Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)

Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)

Chiffchaff
(Phylloscopus collybita)

Common Whitethroat
(Sylvia communis)

Dartford Warbler
(Sylvia undata)

Firecrest
(Regulus ignicapillus)

Garden Warbler
(Sylvia borin)

Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)

Lesser Whitethroat
(Sylvia curruca)

Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Sedge Warbler
(Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)

Wood Warbler
(Phylloscopus sibilatrix)


stonechat

Old World Flycatchers / Chats


Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

flycatchers


Buntings

reed bunting

Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)

Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

snow bunting


Larks and Pipits
shore lark

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)

Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris)

Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)

Woodlark (Lullula arborea)


Sparrows

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Tree Sparrow

house sparrow

Wrens and Accentors

Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)


wren

sand martin

Swallows and Martins

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

House Martin (Delichon urbicum)

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)

swallow


Swifts

Common Swift (Apus apus)

Kingfishers
kingfisher

Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Waders

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Curlew (Numenius arquata)

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Knot (Calidris canuta)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

R
inged Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

redshank

common tern
Terns


Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)

Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)


Little Egret
Herons


Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)



Partridges, Pheasants & Allies

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)

pheasant



black-headed gull

Gulls (Laridae)

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

Common Gull (Larus canus)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Mediterranean Gull
(Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)


pigeon


Pigeons/Doves (Columbidae):

Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

Turtle Dove
(Streptopelia turtur)

Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)


Please note that all of the bird photos in my galleries are "copyright by Sandra Palme" and must not be copied and/or used without my written permission.