A PHOTO FAUNA OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA

Birds - Perching Birds (Passeriformes)

Finches, Tits and Thrushes

Carduelidae (Finches)

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)     front view
Forder Valley Nature Reserve, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 22.11.05 (Public Location)

Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 09.11.05 (Public Location)

Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 12.12.05 (Public Location)

Fringillidae (Chaffinches and Bramblings)

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) - male     female
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 17.11.05 (Public Location)

Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)

Swallow / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Saltram House Estate NT, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 15.06.05 (Public Location)

Paridae (The Tit Family)

Tit, Blue (Parus caeruleus)     close-up
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 09.11.05 (Public Location)

Tit, Coal (Parus ater)     front view
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 09.11.05 (Public Location)

Tit, Great (Parus major)     juvenile
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 09.11.05 (Public Location)

Tit, Long-tailed (Aegithalos caudatus)
Rowden, Brentor, nr. Tavistock, Devon. 27.02.06 (Private Location)

Tit, Marsh (Parus palustris)
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 09.11.05 (Public Location)

Turdidae (Thrushes, Chats and Robins)

Blackbird (Turdus merula) - male     female
Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot, Devon. 17.11.05 (Public Location)

Robin (Erithacus rubecula)     side-view
Roundham Point, Paignton, Devon. 16.01.05 (Public Location)

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) - nest with egg in plant pot     with chicks
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 24.03.05 (Private Location)

Thrush, Song (Turdus philomelos)
Central Park, Plymouth, Devon. 20.02.06 (Public Location)

Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
Revetment, Blaxton Meadow, Saltram (NT), Plymouth, Devon. 04.11.05 (Public Location)

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