The stamp to the right was issued in 2001 and it shows a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), for which I have recently written about.

The stamp to the left, issued in 2002, feautures a house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and a Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus). The house sparrow has also been presented in the past. The Eurasian tree sparrow can be found in Europe and most of Asia and it was introduced to Australia and North America. It has nine subspecies. It primarily feeds on seeds but, during the breeding season, it also consumes invertebrates.

Issued in 2012, this stamps features the little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius or Thinornis dubius). It can be found in most of Europe and Asia as well as northern Africa. It migrates for the winter to central Africa. It has three subspecies. It feeds on insects, spiders and other invertebrates.

Even though the white stork (Ciconia ciconia) has been shown before, no info was supplied. So, the species can be found in parts of Europe, Asia and northern Africa and it migrates for the winter further south in Africa and areas of southern Asia. It has two subspecies. It preys on amphibians, insects, reptiles, fish, small mammals, small birds and eggs. Finally, it is the national bird of Belarus, Lithuania and Poland.

The stamps were issued in 2004.

The grey partridge (Perdix perdix) is common throughout most of Europe and areas of Asia while it has been successfully introduced to North America as a gamebird. It has eight subspecies. It feeds on seeds and other plant material and insects.

The stamp was issued in 2013.

Thank you Ruudolf from this great card from Estonia. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) was issued in 2025 as the Bird of the Year stamp. This species is quite widespread, being found in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and eastern North America. It has six subspecies. It feeds on fish and, in some countries, it is used by fishermen for fishing. Finally, it is considered a game bird in Norway.

Thank you Katrin for this great postcard from Estonia. For postage is used Estonia's 2010 Bird of the Year stamp. The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) lives in western Asia and most of Europe. It migrates to tropical Africa. It feeds on insects, small birds, small mammals and small reptiles. It is protected in the UK.