Backyard Birds

Backyard means birds encountered in Europe, whether they stay year-round or just for a season. For whatever evolutionary reasons, European birds often opted for a fairly drab appearance which can confuse even a seasoned birdwatcher, let alone the gullible photographer. If you find any mis-identifications here, please let me know!

Backyard Birds

Backyard means birds encountered in Europe, whether they stay year-round or just for a season. For whatever evolutionary reasons, European birds often opted for a fairly drab appearance which can confuse even a seasoned birdwatcher, let alone the gullible photographer. If you find any mis-identifications here, please let me know!

Red-footed Falcon (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Red-footed Falcon (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Alpine Chough (Ortisei, Italy)
Alpine Chough (Ortisei, Italy)
Common Kestrel (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Common Kestrel (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Eurasian Jackdaw (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Eurasian Jackdaw (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Little Owl (Kiskunsag, Hungary)
Little Owl (Kiskunsag, Hungary)
European Roller (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
European Roller (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Rock Bunting (Bükki, Hungary)
Rock Bunting (Bükki, Hungary)
Carrion Crow (Brussels, Belgium)
Carrion Crow (Brussels, Belgium)
Squacco Heron (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Squacco Heron (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Wood Sandpiper (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Wood Sandpiper (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
White Stork (Illmitz, Austria)
White Stork (Illmitz, Austria)
Black-winged Stilt (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Black-winged Stilt (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Common Sandpiper (Kustavi, Finland)
Common Sandpiper (Kustavi, Finland)
Red-crested Pochard (Mikulov, Czech Republic)
Red-crested Pochard (Mikulov, Czech Republic)
Common Crane (Masku, Finland)
Common Crane (Masku, Finland)
Corn Bunting (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Corn Bunting (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Herring Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Herring Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Red-backed Shrike (Illmitz, Austria)
Red-backed Shrike (Illmitz, Austria)
Horned Grebe (Masku, Finland)
Horned Grebe (Masku, Finland)
Horned Grebe (Masku, Finland)
Horned Grebe (Masku, Finland)
European Bee-eater (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
European Bee-eater (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Masku, Finland)
Common Reed Bunting (Mikulov, Czech Republic)
Common Reed Bunting (Mikulov, Czech Republic)
Yellowhammer (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Yellowhammer (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Arctic tern (Kustavi, Finland)
Arctic tern (Kustavi, Finland)
Hooded crow (Raisio, Finland)
Hooded crow (Raisio, Finland)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Grey Heron (Brussels, Belgium)
Grey Heron (Brussels, Belgium)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Common Moorhen (Masku, Finland)
Common Moorhen (Masku, Finland)
Syrian Woodpecker (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Syrian Woodpecker (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
White-throated Dipper (Kasperske Hory, Czech Republic)
White-throated Dipper (Kasperske Hory, Czech Republic)
White-throated Dipper (Kasperske Hory, Czech Republic)
White-throated Dipper (Kasperske Hory, Czech Republic)
Canada Goose (Masku, Finland)
Canada Goose (Masku, Finland)
Common buzzard (Brussels, Belgium)
Common buzzard (Brussels, Belgium)
Monk Parakeet (Brussels, Belgium)
Monk Parakeet (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blackbird (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Blackbird (Masku, Finland)
Black Woodpecker (Masku, Finland)
Black Woodpecker (Masku, Finland)
Yellowhammer (Masku, Finland)
Yellowhammer (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ruissalo, Finland)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Ruissalo, Finland)
Mallard (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Mallard (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Mute Swan (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Mute Swan (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Herring Gull (Rome, Italy)
Herring Gull (Rome, Italy)
Great Reed Warbler (Horka nad Moravou, Czech Republic)
Great Reed Warbler (Horka nad Moravou, Czech Republic)
Black Redstart (Briñas, Spain)
Black Redstart (Briñas, Spain)
Eurasian Bullfinch (Ezcaray, Spain)
Eurasian Bullfinch (Ezcaray, Spain)
Tree Pipit (Masku, Finland)
Tree Pipit (Masku, Finland)
Redwing (Masku, Finland)
Redwing (Masku, Finland)
Common Rosefinch (Raisio, Finland)
Common Rosefinch (Raisio, Finland)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Crozon, France)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Crozon, France)
Carrion Crow (Nivelles, Belgium)
Carrion Crow (Nivelles, Belgium)
Great Cormorant (Escalles, France)
Great Cormorant (Escalles, France)
Red-backed Shrike (Masku, Finland)
Red-backed Shrike (Masku, Finland)
Common Eider (Ruissalo, Finland)
Common Eider (Ruissalo, Finland)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Great Tit (Masku, Finland)
Great Tit (Masku, Finland)
Horned Grebe (Masku, Finland)
Horned Grebe (Masku, Finland)
Northern Lapwing (Masku, Finland)
Northern Lapwing (Masku, Finland)
Common Redstart (Turku, Finland)
Common Redstart (Turku, Finland)
House Sparrow (Turku, Finland)
House Sparrow (Turku, Finland)
Eurasian Jay (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Jay (Brussels, Belgium)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Masku, Finland)
Dunnock (Brussels, Belgium)
Dunnock (Brussels, Belgium)
Northern Wheatear (Masku, Finland)
Northern Wheatear (Masku, Finland)
Common Sandpiper (Masku, Finland)
Common Sandpiper (Masku, Finland)
Great Tit (Masku, Finland)
Great Tit (Masku, Finland)
European Greenfinch (Kaarina, Finland)
European Greenfinch (Kaarina, Finland)
Dunnock (Brussels, Belgium)
Dunnock (Brussels, Belgium)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Whinchat (Masku, Finland)
Whinchat (Masku, Finland)
Tufted duck (Masku, Finland)
Tufted duck (Masku, Finland)
Arctic Tern (Kustavi, Finland)
Arctic Tern (Kustavi, Finland)
European Goldfinch (Raisio, Finland)
European Goldfinch (Raisio, Finland)
Rock Pipit (Le Fret, France)
Rock Pipit (Le Fret, France)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Redshank (Mietoinen, Finland)
Common Redshank (Mietoinen, Finland)
European Robin (Raisio, Finland)
European Robin (Raisio, Finland)
Common Rosefinch (Raisio, Finland)
Common Rosefinch (Raisio, Finland)
Great Black-backed Gull (Roscoff, France)
Great Black-backed Gull (Roscoff, France)
Cetti's warbler (Saint Malo, France)
Cetti's warbler (Saint Malo, France)
Herring Gull (Crozon, France)
Herring Gull (Crozon, France)
Helmeted Guineafowl (Pamplona, Spain)
Helmeted Guineafowl (Pamplona, Spain)
Grey Wagtail (Litomysl, Czech Republic)
Grey Wagtail (Litomysl, Czech Republic)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Brussels, Belgium)
Black-headed Gull (Escalles, France)
Black-headed Gull (Escalles, France)
Long-tailed Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Long-tailed Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Nuthatch (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Nuthatch (Brussels, Belgium)
Sedge Warbler (Ruissalo, Finland)
Sedge Warbler (Ruissalo, Finland)
Thrush Nightingale (Ruissalo, Finland)
Thrush Nightingale (Ruissalo, Finland)
House Sparrow (Turku, Finland)
House Sparrow (Turku, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Ruissalo, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Ruissalo, Finland)
Eurasian Jay (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Jay (Brussels, Belgium)
European Serin (Entrena, Spain)
European Serin (Entrena, Spain)
Mallard (Parainen, Finland)
Mallard (Parainen, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Song Thrush (Brussels, Belgium)
Song Thrush (Brussels, Belgium)
Sedge Warbler (Raisio, Finland)
Sedge Warbler (Raisio, Finland)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Seneffe, Belgium)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Seneffe, Belgium)
Yellowhammer (Masku, Finland)
Yellowhammer (Masku, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Common Redstart (Turku, Finland)
Common Redstart (Turku, Finland)
Canada Goose (Raisio, Finland)
Canada Goose (Raisio, Finland)
Song Thrush (Brussels, Belgium)
Song Thrush (Brussels, Belgium)
Little Ringed Plover (Masku, Finland)
Little Ringed Plover (Masku, Finland)
Griffon Vulture (Entrena, Spain)
Griffon Vulture (Entrena, Spain)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Masku, Finland)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Masku, Finland)
Northern Wheatear (Masku, Finland)
Northern Wheatear (Masku, Finland)
Red-backed Shrike (Masku, Finland)
Red-backed Shrike (Masku, Finland)
Common Sandpiper (Masku, Finland)
Common Sandpiper (Masku, Finland)
Monk Parakeet (Brussels, Belgium)
Monk Parakeet (Brussels, Belgium)
Western Black-eared Wheatear (Villabuena, Spain)
Western Black-eared Wheatear (Villabuena, Spain)
Collared Dove (Brussels, Belgium)
Collared Dove (Brussels, Belgium)
Herring Gull (Escalles, France)
Herring Gull (Escalles, France)
Eurasian Blackbird (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Blackbird (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Wren (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Wren (Brussels, Belgium)
Tree Sparrow (Friskala, Finland)
Tree Sparrow (Friskala, Finland)
Common Chaffinch (Masku, Finland)
Common Chaffinch (Masku, Finland)
Common Redstart (Nivelles, Belgium)
Common Redstart (Nivelles, Belgium)
Great Crested Grebe (Brussels, Belgium)
Great Crested Grebe (Brussels, Belgium)
Red-backed Shrike (Masku, Finland)
Red-backed Shrike (Masku, Finland)
Sedge Warbler (Raisio, Finland)
Sedge Warbler (Raisio, Finland)
European Robin (Brussels, Belgium)
European Robin (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Rosefinch (Raisio, Finland)
Common Rosefinch (Raisio, Finland)
White Wagtail (Masku, Finland)
White Wagtail (Masku, Finland)
Gull-billed Tern (Sables-d'Or-les-Pins, France)
Gull-billed Tern (Sables-d'Or-les-Pins, France)
Long-tailed Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Long-tailed Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Coot (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Eurasian Coot (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Goldeneye (Masku, Finland)
Common Goldeneye (Masku, Finland)
Common Pheasant (Nivelles, Belgium)
Common Pheasant (Nivelles, Belgium)
Great Egret (Uitkerkse Polders, Belgium)
Great Egret (Uitkerkse Polders, Belgium)
Common Pochard (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Pochard (Brussels, Belgium)
House Sparrow (Turku, Finland)
House Sparrow (Turku, Finland)
Little Grebe (Brussels, Belgium)
Little Grebe (Brussels, Belgium)
Chinese Goose (Briñas, Spain)
Chinese Goose (Briñas, Spain)
Whimbrel (Le Conquet, France)
Whimbrel (Le Conquet, France)
Dunnock (Brussels, Belgium)
Dunnock (Brussels, Belgium)
Willow Warbler (Masku, Finland)
Willow Warbler (Masku, Finland)
Common Goldeneye (Masku, Finland)
Common Goldeneye (Masku, Finland)
Great Black-backed Gull (Roscoff, France)
Great Black-backed Gull (Roscoff, France)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Brussels, Belgium)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Brussels, Belgium)
Egyptian Goose (Brussels, Belgium)
Egyptian Goose (Brussels, Belgium)
Black-headed Gull (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Black-headed Gull (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Eurasian Coot (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Coot (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Wood-pigeon (Stockholm, Sweden)
Common Wood-pigeon (Stockholm, Sweden)
Great Crested Grebe (Harchies, Belgium)
Great Crested Grebe (Harchies, Belgium)
Dunlin (Keremma, France)
Dunlin (Keremma, France)
Common Pochard (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Pochard (Brussels, Belgium)
Hybrid Goose (Seneffe, Belgium)
Hybrid Goose (Seneffe, Belgium)
Spotted Flycatcher (Ruissalo, Finland)
Spotted Flycatcher (Ruissalo, Finland)
Northern Lapwing (Masku, Finland)
Northern Lapwing (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Blackcap (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blackcap (Brussels, Belgium)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Ruissalo, Finland)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Ruissalo, Finland)
Eurasian Blackbird (Porto Conte, Italy)
Eurasian Blackbird (Porto Conte, Italy)
European Greenfinch (Porto Conte, Italy)
European Greenfinch (Porto Conte, Italy)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Briñas, Spain)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Briñas, Spain)
Common Gull (Masku, Finland)
Common Gull (Masku, Finland)
Northern Lapwing (Masku, Finland)
Northern Lapwing (Masku, Finland)
Whinchat (Masku, Finland)
Whinchat (Masku, Finland)
Mallard (Parainen, Finland)
Mallard (Parainen, Finland)
Common Reed Warbler (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Reed Warbler (Brussels, Belgium)
Girl Bunting (Porto Conte, Italy)
Girl Bunting (Porto Conte, Italy)
Common Chiffchaff (Huldenberg, Belgium)
Common Chiffchaff (Huldenberg, Belgium)
Whinchat (Masku, Finland)
Whinchat (Masku, Finland)
Meadow Pipit (Raisio, Finland)
Meadow Pipit (Raisio, Finland)
Eurasian Magpie (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Magpie (Brussels, Belgium)
Northern Gannet (Perros-Guirec, France)
Northern Gannet (Perros-Guirec, France)
Common Eider (Ruissalo, Finland)
Common Eider (Ruissalo, Finland)
European Goldfinch (Porto Conte, Italy)
European Goldfinch (Porto Conte, Italy)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Seneffe, Belgium)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Seneffe, Belgium)
Sardinian Warbler (Porto Conte, Italy)
Sardinian Warbler (Porto Conte, Italy)
Common Starling (Mietoinen, Finland)
Common Starling (Mietoinen, Finland)
White Wagtail (Masku, Finland)
White Wagtail (Masku, Finland)
European Greenfinch (Seneffe, Belgium)
European Greenfinch (Seneffe, Belgium)
Common Starling (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Starling (Brussels, Belgium)
European Stonechat (Saint Malo, France)
European Stonechat (Saint Malo, France)
Common Whitethroat (Raisio, Finland)
Common Whitethroat (Raisio, Finland)
Ruddy Turnstone (Camaret-sur-Mer, France)
Ruddy Turnstone (Camaret-sur-Mer, France)
Common Starling (Ruissalo, Finland)
Common Starling (Ruissalo, Finland)
Tree Sparrow (Masku, Finland)
Tree Sparrow (Masku, Finland)
European Goldfinch (Masku, Finland)
European Goldfinch (Masku, Finland)
Common Coot (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Coot (Brussels, Belgium)
Black-headed Gull (Camaret-sur-Mer, France)
Black-headed Gull (Camaret-sur-Mer, France)
Black-headed Gull (Ruissalo, Finland)
Black-headed Gull (Ruissalo, Finland)
Sardinian Warbler (Porto Conte, Italy)
Sardinian Warbler (Porto Conte, Italy)
Common Reed Bunting (Raisio, Finland)
Common Reed Bunting (Raisio, Finland)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Thrush Nightingale (Ruissalo, Finland)
Thrush Nightingale (Ruissalo, Finland)
Gadwall (Brussels, Belgium)
Gadwall (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blackcap (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blackcap (Brussels, Belgium)
Barnacle Goose (Ruissalo, Finland)
Barnacle Goose (Ruissalo, Finland)
Herring Gull (Perros-Guirec, France)
Herring Gull (Perros-Guirec, France)
Grey Wagtail (Brussels, Belgium)
Grey Wagtail (Brussels, Belgium)
Hazel Grouse (Masku, Finland)
Hazel Grouse (Masku, Finland)
Northern Gannet (Perros-Guirec, France)
Northern Gannet (Perros-Guirec, France)
House Sparrow (Brussels, Belgium)
House Sparrow (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Chiffchaff (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Chiffchaff (Brussels, Belgium)
Barnacle Goose (Ruissalo, Finland)
Barnacle Goose (Ruissalo, Finland)
Eurasian Blackbird (Perros-Guirec, France)
Eurasian Blackbird (Perros-Guirec, France)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Puligny-Montrachet, France)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Puligny-Montrachet, France)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Common Moorhen (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Moorhen (Brussels, Belgium)
Fieldfare (Masku, Finland)
Fieldfare (Masku, Finland)
Common Coot (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Coot (Brussels, Belgium)
Fieldfare (Ruissalo, Finland)
Fieldfare (Ruissalo, Finland)
House Sparrow (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
House Sparrow (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
European Pied Flycatcher (Masku, Finland)
Collared Dove (Brussels, Belgium)
Collared Dove (Brussels, Belgium)
Sanderling (Plougrescant, France)
Sanderling (Plougrescant, France)
Black Redstart (Kasperske Hory, Czech Republic)
Black Redstart (Kasperske Hory, Czech Republic)
Arctic Tern (Kustavi, Finland)
Arctic Tern (Kustavi, Finland)
Barn Swallow (Rhode-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium)
Barn Swallow (Rhode-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium)
Black-headed Gull (Prague, Czech Republic)
Black-headed Gull (Prague, Czech Republic)
Eurasian Blackcap (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Blackcap (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Wren (Brussels, Belgium)
Eurasian Wren (Brussels, Belgium)
Black Woodpecker (Masku, Finland)
Black Woodpecker (Masku, Finland)
European Stonechat (Plougrescant, France)
European Stonechat (Plougrescant, France)
Song Thrush (Masku, Finland)
Song Thrush (Masku, Finland)
Grey Heron (Brussels, Belgium)
Grey Heron (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Reed Warbler (Raisio, Finland)
Common Reed Warbler (Raisio, Finland)
Great Crested Grebe (Harchies, Belgium)
Great Crested Grebe (Harchies, Belgium)
Northern Shoveler (Harchies, Belgium)
Northern Shoveler (Harchies, Belgium)
Hooded Crow (Naantali, Finland)
Hooded Crow (Naantali, Finland)
Great Black-backed Gull (Crozon, France)
Great Black-backed Gull (Crozon, France)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
Mandarin Duck (Brussels, Belgium)
European Robin (Brussels, Belgium)
European Robin (Brussels, Belgium)
Northern Shoveler (Harchies, Belgium)
Northern Shoveler (Harchies, Belgium)
Marsh Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Marsh Tit (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Wood-pigeon (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Wood-pigeon (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Pochard (Brussels, Belgium)
Common Pochard (Brussels, Belgium)
Mallard (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Mallard (Saint Valery sur Somme, France)
Common Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Common Gull (Kustavi, Finland)
Feral Pigeon (Rome, Italy)
Feral Pigeon (Rome, Italy)
Barn Swallow (Uitkerkse Polders, Belgium)
Barn Swallow (Uitkerkse Polders, Belgium)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Mikulov, Czech Republic)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Mikulov, Czech Republic)
Greylag Goose (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Greylag Goose (Kisujszallas, Hungary)
Common Ringed Plover (Le Conquet, France)
Common Ringed Plover (Le Conquet, France)
Eurasian Linnet (Saint Malo, France)
Eurasian Linnet (Saint Malo, France)
Mediterranean Gull (Kiskunsag, Hungary)
Mediterranean Gull (Kiskunsag, Hungary)
Common Guillemot (Frehel, France)
Common Guillemot (Frehel, France)
Eurasian Curlew (Masku, Finland)
Eurasian Curlew (Masku, Finland)
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