🦉 The redwing (Turdus iliacus) Turdus (Latin) thrush iliacus ilia (lat.) sides, iliacus with sides (i.e. with red sides) This small-sized thrush arrives early in the spring, just as the snow is actively

🦉 The Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea asiatica ) Sitta sittē (Greek) mentioned by Aristotle and other ancient Greek. by the authors of the bird, something similar to the woodpecker

🦉 The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Ficedula fi cedulinus (medieval lat.): “A small bird that feeds on figs and turns into a black-headed warbler in winter ”(from: Jobling, 2010) hypoleuca

🦉 The rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) Emberiza embritz (Old German) bunting rustica rusticus (lat.) rural, country This bird is listed in the regional Red Book as a rare and protected species. Indeed,

🦉 The common whitethroat or greater whitethroat (Curruca communis) Curruca is an unidentified bird name mentioned in the poems of the ancient Roman poet Juvenal communis (lat.) ordinary, common. This

🦉 The willow tit (Poecile montanus) Poecile poikilis (Greek) an unidentified small bird mentioned in ancient texts montanus (lat .) : mōns, montis mountain, mountain range, montanus mountain In early

🦉 The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Oriolus oryolus (lat.) oriole [Old French. oryol oriole, aureolus gold] This beautiful, vibrant bird arrives late—in mid-May. I have just one week to photograph

🦉 The common chaffinch or simply the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) fringilla (lat.) - finch; fi nco (Old German), fi nc (Old English) coelebs coelebs (lat.) - single, idle, unmarried These birds are among

🦉 The Oriental cuckoo or Horsfield's cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) Cuculus (lat.) cuckoo optatus (Lat.) desired You have all likely seen—and certainly heard—the common cuckoo. But this is a different species,

🦉 The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Pyrrhula (Greek): pyrrhos - red These cute, plump birds are a true ornament of the autumn and winter forests. They are already

🦉 The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Carpodacus Greek: karpos fruit, daknō to bite erythrinus erythros (Greek, lat.) red These bright, beautiful "sparrows" are seed-eaters (as suggested

🦉 The azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus hyperrhiphaeus) Cyanistes kyaneos (Greek), cyaneus (Latin) dark blue cyanus Greek: kyanos dark blue hyperrhiphaeus Greek: hyperrheō to overflow, phaios dark, dull I very

🦉 The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) Luscinia (lat.) Nightingale svecica suecicus (lat.) Swedish; the name svecica, according to the history of the description, is not a toponym, but is given for the color

🦉 The Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane) Larvivora - Latin: larva caterpillar, vorare - to devour cyane - dark blue This blue nightingale is a rarity in my city. I've only encountered it twice. And

🦉 The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) Carduelis carduus (Latin) thistle These colorful birds are winter residents and can be spotted year-round if you're looking. The

🦉 The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) Fringilla (lat.) Finch; fi nco (old German) montifringilla lat .: mōns, montis mountain, mountain range I don't come across these guys very often due to their

🦉 The great tit (Parus major) Parus (lat.) Tit major (lat.) large The most common and numerous forest birds, which, in addition to forests, also live in city parks, groves, and courtyards. They can be

🦉 The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla) Jynx iynx, iyngis (Greek, Lat.) wryneck ; Iynga in ancient Greek. mythology, a beautiful nymph, the daughter of the god of the forest Pan and

🦉 The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) Motacilla lat .: mōto, mōtare move continuously, -cilla tail (cilla like a tail - only in ornithology, erroneous established name) flava flavus (lat.) yellow,

🦉 The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Actitis (Greek) - inhabitant of the coast hypoleucos (Greek): - whitish These birds live near bodies of water, rivers, and lakes. Their dull calls can already